GJHS WELLS ENV SCI UNIT 1 TEST REVIEW 2019

SSI stands for Socio-Scientific Investigation

is a scientist w/ broad interests in understanding the patterns and processes that govern plant-pollinator interactions

Many nations continue to seek profit from large ___________ tuna catches every year without regard for conservation

______________________ is a result of a natural habitat being rendered unable to support the species present

Each nation manages and protects the ocean resources only along its coastlines

Traffic congestion has caused idling cars to fill the air with nitrogen.

Interdisciplinary study of how humans interact with the environment

worldview holding that all species have value in fulfilling their role with the biosphere

Hypoxic means high levels of oxygen

CFCs bond with ozone molecules causing the UV radiation to not be blocked by the ____, and can cause cancer.

material or energy resource in nature that is essential or useful to humans

_______ will raise interesting questions about how bio, culture & envt affect the development of cancer

resource that exists in a fixed amount and takes millions to billions of years to form

resource that can be replenished rapidly through natural processes as long as it's not used up faster than replaced

Just by existing in our growing pop, each person uses water, air, land, and food resources making them very thin

The world’s population has reached a whopping __________billion individuals and is continuing to climb

is the impact of a person on the envt, expressed as the amt of land required to sustain their use of natural resources

Carson defined threats to the public-lead to regulate industrial/ ag practices-gave birth to ______ movement

Illegal logging continues particularly along boundaries between countries, where laws may be different

is the ability to be maintained at a certain rate or level.

A tapir is known as a(n) ____ species bc it protects iconic species like peccaries, jaguars, and pumas.

Burmese _____________ were introduced through accidental and/or intentional releases by pet owners

Residents in LA, drew so much water from the ___ leaving it vulnerable to saltwater intrusion from the nearby Pacific

single identifiable source that discharges pollutants into the environment

portion of renewable resource that can be used sustainably

Overfishing can result in permanent collapses in fish supplies

How is the whitefly in Africa threatening the most crucial staple crop called cassava?

social movement dedicated to protecting Earth and its resources

is the ongoing decrease in the pH of the Earth’s oceans and lakes, caused by acid rain.

this occurs when CFCs, formerly found in aerosol spray cans and refrigerants are released into the atmosphere

contamination of the environment by any chemical or agent

worldview maintaining that people are part of , and dependent on nature; that Earth's natural capital is for all species

individual’s set of assumptions&values concerning the natural world&what they think their role in managing it should be

all external conditions, factors, matter,&energy, living and nonliving, that affect any living organism or other species

1 or more communities of diff species interacting w/one another & w/the chemical and physical factors of nonliving envt

biological science that studies how living things interact with the living and nonliving parts of the environment

Women hold fewer than ________ percent of STEM jobs in the US.

growth in which some quantity, such as population size or economic output, increases at a fixed percentage per unit time

resource available in continuous supply for the conceivable future

Today's coral reefs struggle against pollution, overfishing and climate change

amount of land and water needed to supply a population with renewable resources&absorb/recycle waste and pollution

capacity of Earth’s natural systems that support life to maintain stability or to adapt to changing envt conditions

refers to the ability of a given biological productive area to generate an on-going supply of renewable resources

Silent Spring documented the effects on ____, a pesticide responsible for harming birds, animals, and contaminating food

depletion, deterioration, or waste of Earth’s natural capital

Carson was opposed to all chemical sprays for the purpose of controlling pests

In the 1960s and 1970s, advances in fishing ___________ allowed huge catches of cod.

worldview that sees the natural world as a support system for human life

What authority has the power to pass laws that protect the entire ocean?

is the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem