Introduction to Environmental Systems

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What is the study of the interactions of living organisms with one another and their environment?

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Ecology

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What is the thin layer of life around the Earth called?

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Biosphere

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What are biotic factors?

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Living parts of an ecosystem.

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What do we call a group of ecosystems that share similar climates and types of organisms?

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A biome.

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What term describes a world in which human populations can continue to exist indefinitely with a high standard of living and health?

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Sustainable.

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What is the term for non-living parts of an ecosystem?

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Abiotic factors.

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What is the process by which plants convert sunlight into energy?

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Photosynthesis.

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What is the term for the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem?

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Biodiversity.

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What is the main source of energy for the Earth's ecosystems?

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The Sun.

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What is the term for the gradual process by which ecosystems change and develop over time?

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Ecological succession.