Environmental Sci Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
pollution | the presence of harmful substances in the environment |
renewable resource | a natural resource that can be used and replaced over a relatively short time period |
nonrenewable resource | a natural resource that cannot be replaced or that can be replaced over thousands or millions of years |
overpopulation | a condition that occurs when the number of individuals within an environment becomes so large that there are not enough resources to support them all |
biodiversity | the number and variety of living things |
biodegradable | capable of being broken down by the environment |
conservation | the wise use and preservation of natural resources |
resource recovery | the process of transforming garbage into usable products with things normally thrown away |
recycling | the process of making new products from reprocessed used products |
invasive (alien) species | an organism that makes a home for itself in a new place |
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