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Environmental Science
The field of study that looks at interactions among human systems and those found in nature
Ecosystem
A particular location on Earth with interacting biotic and abiotic components
Environmentalism
Movement to protect the environment through activism and education
Environmental Indicator
Current state of an environmental system. Similar to the physical medical checkups that humans get every year.
Ecosystem services
Things we as humans get from the environment. Life-supporting resources are produced.
Ecosystem Diversity
Variety of ecosystems within a region
Species Diversity
Number of species in a region or ecosystem
Species
A group of organisms that is distinct from other groups in its morphology (body form and structure), behavior, or biochemical properties.
Speciation
The evolution of new species.
Genetic Diversity
Genetic diversity is the variety of genes among individuals of a species. Genetic variation comes from sexual reproduction.
Biotic
living
Abotic
Non-living
System
A group of interacting, interrelated, or interdependent elements or parts that function together as a whole to accomplish a goal.
enivronment
the sum of all the conditions surrounding us that influence life
Ecosytem Services
the processes by which life-supporting resources such as clean water, timber, fisheries, and agricultural crops are produced
Biodiversity
The amount of biological or living diversity per unit area. It includes the concepts of species diversity, habitat diversity and genetic diversity.
greenhouse gases
Gases in Earth's atmosphere that trap heat near the surface
renewable resource
A natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which the resource is consumed
nonrewable resources
resources that cannot regenerate in our lifetime (fossil fuels) or are found on earth in a finite amount
per capita
per person
Anthopogenic
derived from human activities
Sustainability
Living on Earth in a way that allows humans to use its resources without depriving future generations of those resources
ecological footprint
A measure of how much an individual consumes, expressed in area of land
independent variable
The experimental factor that is manipulated; the variable whose effect is being studied.
dependent variable
a variable that is dependent on other factors
Hypothesis
a testable prediction about how something works
null hypothesis
A prediction that there is no difference between groups or conditions that are compared
control group
In an experiment, the group that is not exposed to the treatment; contrasts with the experimental group and serves as a comparison for evaluating the effect of the treatment.
Food Production
The production of food through agricultural practices. Ability to grow food to nourish the human population.
“Anthro”
human
pogenic
producing
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