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- 1Biomimicrytechnology inspired by nature
- 2Inexhaustible Resourceresource that lasts indefinitely (on human scale)
- 3Natural Capitalnatural resources (ex. water, air) & ecosystem services (ex. water/air purification)
- 4Tragedy of the Commonsidea of unsustainable resource use is applied to many people, causing degradation of the resource
- 5Ecological Deficitpeople living unsustainably, so that their ecological footprint is larger than the ecological capacity
- 6Reliable Sciencescience that has been widely tested, peer reviewed, and accepted by the scientific community
- 7Unreliable Sciencescience that has not been peer reviewed or has been discarded by peer review
- 8Tentative Sciencescience that has not been thoroughly tested/researched, but may be in the future
- 91st Law of Thermodynamicsenergy is converted, rather than created or destroyed
- 102nd Law of Thermodynamicsenergy transfer isn't 100% efficient, leading to progressive loss of energy/increase of entropy
- 11Natural Selectiongenetic trait is naturally favored and repeated, causing evolution
- 12Resource Partitioningdifferent species utilizing similar, but different resources in the same habitat
- 13Indicator Speciesspecies that indicates the health of its habitat/ecosystem
- 14Native Speciesspecies native to the area
- 15Non-Native/Introduced SpeciesHARMLESS species not native to the area (ex. honeybees)
- 16Invasive SpeciesHARMFUL species not native to the area (ex. Asian carp)
- 17Interspecific Competitioncompetition between 2 or more species for limited resources
- 18Intraspecific Competitioncompetition within same species for limited resources
- 19Predationrelationship between predator & prey; helps maintain population control
- 20Parasitismrelationship between host & parasite; the parasite benefits while the host suffers
- 21Mutualism/Symbiosisrelationship between 2 species that benefits both
- 22Commensalismrelationship between 2 species in which one benefits and the other is unaffected
- 23Coevolution2 species evolve together & affect each other's adaptations
- 24Pioneer Speciesfirst species to inhabit an area after a disturbance
- 25Carrying Capacitypopulation limit due to limited resources, mortality rates, etc.
- 26Individualone member of a species
- 27Populationgroup of interbreeding species
- 28Communityinteraction between 2 or more species
- 29Ecosysteminteraction between biotic/living & nonliving/abiotic things
- 30Biomespecific geographic area with certain climate & organisms
- 31Biospheresystem of all living things on Earth
- 32Atmospheresystem of Earth's air & weather
- 33Geospheresystem of Earth's rocks, minerals, and plate tectonics
- 34Hydrospheresystem of Earth's water
- 35WeatherSHORT-TERM conditions of temperature, precipitation, etc. in a given area
- 36ClimateLONG-TERM conditions of temperature, precipitation, etc. in a given area
- 37Keystone Speciesessential species in an ecosystem (ex. sea otter)
- 38Primary Ecological Successiongradual establishment of biotic communities in lifeless areas w/ no soil or sediment
- 39Secondary Ecological Successionreestablishment of biotic communities after ecosystems have been disturbed/destroyed, but still have soil or sediment
- 40Inertia/Persistenceability of ecosystem to survive moderate disturbance
- 41Resilienceability of an ecosystem to be restored through secondary ecological succession after a severe disturbance
- 42Amphibiansanimals affected most by climate change & habitat degredation
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- Environmental Science (Exam #1: General Science & Ecology) Flashcards on Exam #1 Flashcards, created by Emily Wiles on 09/02/2020.
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