Studied by 103 peopleconservation
Protecting and preserving natural resources and the environment
natural resources
Materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain
ecosystem
all the living and nonliving components of a system that interact together
conservation criteria
factors that affect decision about whether and how to protect lands or waters
living components of an ecosystem
biotic factors- these are living organisms in the environment
nonliving components of environment
abiotic factors - such as climate, geography, water, chemistry, and other components that can affect living organisms in an ecosystem.
biodiversity
the number of different kinds of organisms in an ecosystem.
endangered species
A species in danger of becoming extinct in the near future
migration
large-scale movement of members of a species to a different environment.
nature-culture relationship
how our unique cultures affect the decisions we make about human relations and the natural world.
conservation plan
a plan to conserve a natural place, ecosystem, and/or organism that details how it will be protected with goals and outcomes.
ecology
The study of how living things interact with each other and their environment
invasive species
non-native species that usually outcompetes native species for resources
system interactions
relationships between living components in a system or between living and non-living components in a system
predator
organism that eats other animals
prey
organism that is eaten by predator
habitat
where an organism lives
mortality factors
factors that affect survival or cause death
limiting factors
a resource that lets a population increase if there is a lot of it or prevents population growth if there is not a lot of it
empirical evidence
data from observation and experimentation
claim
hypothesis based on evidence
reasoning
inferences based on evidence to support a claim
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