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ecology
The study of how living things interact with each other and their environment
qualitative data
descriptive data
quantitative data
numerical data
hypothesis
An educated guess
environmentalism
a social movement dedicated to protecting the natural world
theory
an idea based on study and research
observation
Information obtained through the senses
experiment
a scientific procedure to make a discovery
manipulative experiment
researchers manipulate the independent variable
indpendent variable
what you change
dependent variable
outcome/effect
control variable
remains the same through experiments
peer review
a review by people with similar professional qualification
renewable resources
a resource that can be renewed; solar, wind, trees
environmental factors
things outside the system that can impact the operation of the system
biodiversity
The amount of biological or living diversity per unit area. It includes the concepts of species diversity, habitat diversity and genetic diversity.
paradigm
a dominant view in a theory
the scientific process is based on
testing hypothesis built on observation and revising them based on results
describe a renewable resource
a resource that when it gets used up, it is able to replenish itself and be sustainable.
the scientific theory is based on
evidence
natural resources
raw materials supplied by nature
ecosystem services
the processes by which life-supporting resources such as clean water, timber, fisheries, and agricultural crops are produced
cultural differences between easter island and tikopia
easter island used up all resources and fell to ruin while tikopia was eventually able to become sustainable and survive
what are the current pressures on the ocean?
rising temps and levels
sustainable development
development that balances current human well-being and economic advancement with resource management for the benefit of future generations
Issues with pesticides
contaminate soil, water, etc
2 events in the past 10,000 years that caused human population to increase
Agricultural revolution- technology which helped with steady food source, however it destroys natural environment.
Industrial revolution- human technology, creating urbanization powered by fossil fuels. provided more food, medicine, sanitation. urbanization also destroyed natural environment although it provided more resources.
what qualities are present in a sustainable enterprise
environmentally friendly everything
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