Chapter 1 Environmental Science - Vocab 1-10

An undesirable change in the natural environment that is caused by a substance that is harmful to living organisms.

• pollution

• agriculture

• ecology

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The study of air, water, and land surrounding an organism or a community and it's study of impact on humans on the environment.

• ecology

• environmental science

• biology

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The study of interactions of living organisms with one another and with their environment

• environmental science

• biology

• ecology

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The raising of crops and livestock for food and for other products that are useful to humans.

• biology

• agriculture

• ecology

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any natural material that is used by humans such as water, gas, minerals, forest and animals

• natural resources

• pollution

• ecology

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the variety of organisms in a given area, the genetic variation within a population, variety of species in a community or ecosystem

• biology

• population

• biodiversity

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the condition in which human needs are met in such a way that a human population can survive indefinitely

• retainability

• sustainability

• eco footprint

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a law of economics that states that the demand for goods or services increases, the value of the good or service also increases

• economics

• ecology

• law of supply an demand

a calculation that shows the productive area of Earth needed to support one person in a particular country

• ecological footprint

• steps on Earth

• biodiversity

A statement made in advance that expresses the results that was obtained from testing a hypothesis if the hypothesis is supported

• theory

• prediction

• observation