Intro. to Environmental Science

The field of study that looks at interactions among human systems and those found in nature

• Ecology

• Environmental Science

• Biology

the branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings.

• ecology

• biology

• geology

the science or practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops and the rearing of animals to provide food, wool, and other products.

• agronomy

• environmental science

• agriculture

Materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain

• renewable resources

• natural resources

• earth spheres

Release of harmful materials into the environment

• smog

• pollution

• carbon dioxide

The number of different species in an area

• biodiversity

• variety

• biology

A law which states that when supplies of goods and services become plentiful, prices tend to drop. When supplies become scarcer, prices tend to rise.

• law of supply and demand

• law of conservation of mass

• law of environmental science

The ability to keep in existence or maintain. A sustainable ecosystem is one that can be maintained

• agriculture

• biodiversity

• sustainability

Describes living factors in the environment.

• biotic factors

• abiotic factors

• living things

Nonliving components of environment.

• renewable factors

• biotic factors

• abiotic factors