Environmental Science (Ch#1-3)

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How are Carbon & Nitrogen returned back into the soil?

Back

Through the decomposition of plants and animals.

Front

What is the term for the belief that human welfare is the most important?

Back

Anthropocentrism.

Front

What is the branch of philosophy that studies behavior, good and bad, right and wrong?

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Ethics.

Front

What do we call the ensemble of knowledge, beliefs, values, and learned ways of life shared by a group of people?

Back

Culture.

Front

Which federal government creation led to the use of Environmental Impact Statements?

Back

The National Environmental Policy Act.

Front

What is the process by which dead organic matter is broken down into simpler organic or inorganic matter?

Back

Decomposition.

Front

What is the term for the perspective that all living things have intrinsic value?

Back

Biocentrism.

Front

What is the study of interactions among organisms and their environment called?

Back

Ecology.

Front

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

Back

Biodiversity.

Front

What is the principle that ecosystems are interconnected and that changes in one part can affect the whole system?

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Ecological interdependence.