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19 Cards in this Set
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ENVIROMENT |
All of the physical, chemical and biological factors and processes that determine growth and survival of an organism |
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Environmental Science |
Studies all aspects of the environment. |
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Ecology
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The branch of environmental science that focuses on the abundance and distribution of organisms in relation to their environment.
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Sustainability |
meeting the needs of the present "in an equitable and fair fashion" without compromising the ability of future generations |
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ECOSYSTEM |
All organisms and their physical and chemical environment within a specific area. |
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Biota |
Living Organisms |
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Abiotic |
non living organism
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ecosystem functions |
the flow of matter and energy and the processes influencing the distribution and abundance of organisms |
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Ecosystem services |
the multitude of resiources and processes that the ecosystem supply human beings |
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cultural services
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spiritual and recreational benefits that ecosystems provide
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Non renewable
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a resource is nonrenewable if its amount in an ecosystem declines with virtually any level of use
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Provisioning services |
Supply us with resources such as food, water and air |
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Regulating Services
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ways the ecosystems control important conditions and processes such as climate, the flow of water and absorption of pollutants
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Supporting Services
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the basics of ecosystems processes such as nutrient cycles and soil formation
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Sustainability Science
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Understanding the interactions between ecological systems and social systems
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Three sources of change that must be accommodated in order to have a sustainable future. |
1.The world is changing. 2. We are changing., 3. We are changing the world. |
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Why can we be hopeful about the reverse of negative trends in the environment
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List three. National laws, international treaties, battling habitat los, new technology improving air and water quality, human pop. growth down 40% |
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How has the concept of environmental sustainability changed in the past 150 years?
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150 years ago we thought that resources were endless. Now with the greater demand we realize that our resources are dwindling.
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Describe ecosystem functions and services.
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Functions provide the necessary activities that allow an ecosystem to maintain itself. Ecosystem services are the things provided by an ecosystem such as clean air and water. |
