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22 Cards in this Set
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Toxicology |
study effect of substances on organisms. |
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producer |
an organism that makes it own food |
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Epidemology |
study of disease |
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Geothermal |
Energy from heat deep within earth's crust |
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Malnutrition |
When people don't consume enough calories of variety of food. |
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Energy pyramid |
graphic organizer that show energy is lost at tropic level |
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Law of supply and demand |
the greater the demand for a supply the it's worth |
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Malaria |
A waterborne disease cased by mosquitos |
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Domesticated |
Animals that are bred and managed for human use |
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Biome |
A region characterized by a specific climate, animal and plants |
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Hydroelectric energy |
energy produced from moving water |
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Natural Selection |
the survival and reproduce of organism with particulates traits |
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Overharvesting |
Catching more organisms that the population can replace |
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Sustainability |
the needs of human pop. can survive indefinitely |
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Desertification |
when land becomes desert-like. |
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Vectors |
organisms that transmit disease (mosquito) |
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coal |
Formed from plant remains |
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Pathogens |
organism that cause disease |
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Ecology |
Study of interaction of living things and their environment. |
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Abiotic factors |
Nonliving parts of an ecosystem. |
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Hunter Gatherers |
people that obtain food by collecting plants and hunting |
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Fossil Fuel |
Formed from plant and animal remains. |
