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General
Classes of water pollutants,
Pollutant,
Pollution
8
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Unit 1: Tragedy of the Commons
What is the tragedy of the commons,
Common resources,
How are common areas affected by ...
3
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Unit 1: Sustainability and Ecological Footprint
Eq what is sustainability,
Five global indicators that monito,
What requirements must we meet to...
5
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Unit 1: Carbon Cycle
Photosynthesis,
Respiration,
Combustion
14
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Unit 1: Nitrogen Cycle
Where is the most nitrogen stored...,
What does the process of nitrogen...,
What does biotic
14
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Unit 1: Trophic Levels
Producer,
Photosynthesis,
Cellular respiration
9
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Unit 1: Intro to Ecosystems
Competition,
Competitve exclusion principle,
Resource partioning
25
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Unit 1: Generalist and Specialist Species
Eq what is the difference between...,
Generalsit,
Specailist
6
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Unit 1: Food Chains and Webs
Consumer,
Herbivore,
Primary consumer
12
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Energy Flow and 10% Rule
Ecological efficiency,
Biomass,
Standing crop
5
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Unit 1: Population Growth and Resource Availability
Eq how does resource availability...,
Population size is denoted as what,
Population density
14
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Unit 1: Carrying Capacity
Eq what is the impact of carrying...,
Logistic growth,
Overshoot
12
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Unit 1: K and R Selected Species and Survivorship Curves
Eq what are the differences betwe...,
K selected size,
K selected number of offspring
22
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Unit 2: Hydrologic Cycle
How do humans impact the water cycle,
What is the role of the sun in th...,
What is the primary reservoir of ...
17
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Unit 2: Watershed
Eq what are the characteristics o...,
What is a watershed,
What do scientists use water shed...
9
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Unit 2: Point/Nonpoint Pollution
Eq what is the difference between...,
Point source definition,
Point source examples
5
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Unit 2: Eutriphication
Eq what is the environmental impa...,
What is eutrophication,
How does an increase in nutrients...
13
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Unit 2: Thermal Pollution
Eq what are the effects of therma...,
What can cause thermal pollution,
What effect does thermal pollutio...
12
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Unit 2: Reducing Runoff
Eq what are methods to mitigate p...,
Ways to increase infiltration,
Runoff
7
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Unit 2: Primary Productivity
How is solar energy a acquired an...,
Productivity,
Gross primary productivity gpp
18
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Unit 2: Sewage Treatment
What happens during primary treat...,
What happens during secondary tre...,
What happens during tertiary trea...
9
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Unit 2: Aquatic Biomes
Freshwater biomes are a vital sou...,
Stream,
River
21
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Unit 3: Biodiversity
Genetic diversity,
Species diverstiy,
Habitat diversity
8
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Unit 3: Human Impact on Biodiversity
Hipco,
Habitat loss,
Exotic and invasive species
7
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Unit 3: Natural Disruptors
What are the three ways an ecosys...,
What is the difference between re...,
How does intermediate levels of d...
11
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Unit 3: Island Biogeography
What is island biogeography,
Larger islands typically contain ...,
Three reasons why
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Unit 3: Adaptations
5 key ideas of darwin s theory of...,
Individuals vary in their _______...,
Natural selection favors any trai...
8
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Unit 3: Succession
Primary succession,
Secondary succession,
Indicator species
6
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Unit 3: Ecosystem Tolerance
Ecological tolerance,
Examples of environmental conditions,
What are species 3 options during...
6
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Unit 3: Endangered Species
Extinction,
Threatened species,
Least concerned species
11
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Unit 3: Invasive Species
Difference between native and exo...,
Why are all exotic species not in...,
Exotic species can sometimes be b...
5
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Unit 3: Ecosystem Service
What is the difference between in...,
Provisions,
Examples of provisions
12
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Unit 4: Earth's Atmosphere
The major gasses of the atmospher...,
Define atmosphere,
Order of the layers of earth s at...
15
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Unit 4: Greenhouses Gasses
Greenhouse effect,
Greenhouse gasses,
Water vapor is a greenhouse gas b...
7
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Unit 4: Seasons and Solar Radiation
Define solar radiation insolation,
Albedo,
Three causes of uneven warming pa...
7
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Unit 4: Earth's Geography Affects Climate
Besides the sun s energy other fa...,
Rainshadow effect,
Leeward
4
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Unit 4: Global Winds
Coriolis effect,
Hadley cells,
Polar cell
10
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Unit 4: Terrestrial Biomes
Terrestrial,
What does a climate graph illustrate
2
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Unit 4: Forests
Forest,
Clearcutting,
Clearcutting pros
11
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Unit 4: El Nino and La Nina
Gyres,
Upwelling,
Wind direction during normal cond...
20
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Unit 4: Ocean Acidification
Ocean acidification is the decrea...,
What is ocean acidification prima...,
Ph
13
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Unit 5: Soil Formation and Layers
Weathering,
Three types of weathering,
Erosion
24
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Unit 5: Soil Composition and Properties
Soil texture best for agriculture,
Soil texture that can lead to con...,
Soil texture good for containing ...
17
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Unit 5: Plate Tectonics
Divergent plate boundary,
Convergent plate boundary,
Transform plate boundary
19
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Unit 5: Mining
Mine tailings,
Ore,
Metals
13
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Unit 5: Impacts of mining
Mine sludge,
Surface mining effect on air,
Surface mining effect on water
21
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Unit 6: Age Structure Diagrams
Population growth is mainly impac...,
Age structure diagram,
0 14 reproductive potential
8
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Unit 6: Population Growth and Declines
Crude birth rate,
Crude death rate,
Population growth rate
9
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Unit 6: Demographic Transition
Phase one has _______ or _______ ...,
Industrial phase of phase one,
Phase one has _____ birth rates a...
32
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Unit 6: Urbanization
Benefits of living in a megacity,
Why would you have a lower carbon...,
Negatives of living in a megacity
13
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Unit 6: Phosphorus cycle
Phosphorus major reservoir,
Typical form that phosphorus is f...,
Aquatic communities are limited i...
9
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Unit 6: Agricultural Practices
What is the green revolution and ...,
Mechanization,
Irrigation
34
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Unit 6: Irrigation
Irrigation methods,
Furrow irrigation,
Flood irrigation
13
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Unit 6: Pest Control Methods
Pest control methods,
Pesticides herbicides fungicides ...,
Genetic engineering
12
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Unit 6: Meat Production
Cafo,
Free range,
Meat production methods
9
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Unit 6: Fish Production
Fish production methods,
Fishery,
Aquaculture
10
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Unit 7: Sources of Pollutants
Point source,
Point source examples,
Non point source
4
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Unit 7: Pollution and Human Health
Cause of infectious disease,
Infectious disease,
Cause of non infectious disease
23
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Unit 7: POPs and Endocrine Disruptors
Neurotoxin,
Carcinogen,
Teratogens
35
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Unit 7: Dose Response and LD50
Dose response study,
Lethal dose 50,
Safe level for mammals to ingest
4
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Unit 7: Oil Pollution
Sources of oil pollution,
Environmental effects of oil poll...,
Economic effects of oil pollution
7
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Unit 7: Bioaccumulation and Biomagnification
Solubility tells us what,
Bioaccumulation,
Biomagnification
5
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Unit 7: Solid Waste Disposal
Leachate,
Sanitary landfill,
Why don t things breakdown or dec...
19
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Unit 7: Waste Reduction Methods
Reuse,
Reuse examples,
Reduce
10
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Unit 8: Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources
Nonrenewable resources,
Nonrenewable resource examples,
Fossil fuels
11
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Unit 8: Trends in Energy Consumption
Do developed or developing countr...,
Most widely used source of energy...,
As the world becomes more industr...
7
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Unit 8: Fossil Fuels
How do fossil fuels generate power,
Methods of extracting fossil fuels,
Coal
18
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Unit 8: Geothermal Energy
How is geothermal energy used to ...,
Geothermal energy advantages,
Geothermal energy disadvantages
6
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Unit 8: Nuclear Energy
How is nuclear energy used to pro...,
Fission,
Uranium 235
8
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Unit 8: Biomass
How is biomass used to produce power,
Advantages of biomass,
Disadvantages of biomass
5
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Unit 8: Hydroelectric
How is hydroelectric used to prod...,
Dam,
Tidal energy
7
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Unit 8: Solar
How is solar energy used to produ...,
Photovoltaic solar,
Active solar
8
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Unit 8: Wind
How is wind power used to produce...,
Wind power advantages,
Wind power disadvantages
3
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Unit 8: Energy Conservation
Ways to conserve energy at home,
Ways to conserve energy in transp...,
Ways to conserve energy with elec...
5
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Unit 8: Hydrogen Fuel Cell
Hydr,
What is the product emission of a...
2
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Unit 9: Air Pollution
Symbol,
Is primary or secondary,
Human source of
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Unit 9: Noise Pollution
Noise pollution,
Sources of noise pollution,
Effects of noise pollution
3
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Unit 9: Photochemical Smog
Factors that contribute to smog f...,
Health effects of smog,
Describe thermal inversion
8
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Unit 9: Acid Deposition
What causes acid rain,
Where do acid rain causing pollut...,
What are the effects of acid depo...
9
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Unit 9: Air Pollution
Carbon monoxide source,
Carbon monoxide effects,
Asbestos source
15
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Unit 9: Global Climate Change
Positive feedback examples,
Negative feedback examples,
Effects on coastal communities
11
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Unit 9: Threats to Human Health and Environment
What are the issues surrounding p...,
What are the issues surrounding g...,
What are the issues surrounding p...
11
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Unit 9: Stratospheric Ozone
Why is stratospheric ozone import...,
How is stratospheric ozone formed,
How is stratospheric ozone broken...
10
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Unit 9: Air Pollution Reduction
What do vapor recovery nozzles re...,
What do catalytic converters do,
What does crushed limestone reduce
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