Chapter 1 Flashcards
What is environmental science?
study of how humans interact with living and nonliving parts of their environment
What is environment?
everything around us, includes living and nonliving things which we interact with in a complex web of relationships
What is ecology?
The biological science that studies how organisms or living things interact with one another and with their environment
What is it organism?
Living things
What is a species?
A group of organisms that have a unique set of characteristics that distinguish them from other organisms
What is an ecosystem?
Set of organisms with a defined area or volume that interact with one another and with their environment of nonliving matter and energy
What is environmentalism?
Social movement dedicated to protecting earths life-support systems are all forms of life
What are the three principles of sustainability?
Solar energy, biodiversity, and chemical cycling
What is solar energy?
Energy contained in the suns radiation
What is biodiversity?
Variety of different organisms, the natural systems in which they exist and interact
What is chemical cycling?
The circulation of chemicals from the environment (mostly from the soil and water) through organisms and back to their environment
What is natural capital?
The natural resources and natural services that keep us and other forms of life alive and support human economies
What are natural resources?
Materials and energy in nature that are essential or useful to humans
What is Natural services?
Process in which nature such as purification of air and water and renewal of topsoil
What is resource?
Anything obtain from the environment to meet our needs and wants
