AICE Environmental Management Vocabulary

Define the term sustainability

• the ability to maintain or support a process continuously over time

• Acting now to stop global warming

• To meet everyone's needs

• the ability to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

A large ecological zone characterized by its soil, climate vegetation and wildlife. Example: Tropical Rain Forest

The different populations that live together in an ecosystem

a biological community of organisms interacting with each other and the physical environment

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NGSS.HS-LS2-6

The role and position that a species fills in an ecosystem, including the conditions and feeding needs necessary for the survival of the species

the place that an organism makes its home. It meets all the environmental conditions that an organism needs for survival.

The process by which plants synthesize glucose using carbon dioxide, water and energy from sunlight.

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NGSS.HS-LS1-5

NGSS.HS-LS2-5

Define dependency ratio

• The measure of the dependent (non-working; ages 0-14 and 65+) portion of the population compared to the total independent (working; age 15-64) portion of the population.

• The measure of the young population (ages 0-14) compared to the older population (65+)

• The measure of the old population (65+) compared to the working population (15-64).

• The measure of the young population (0-14) compared to the working population (15-64).

Define gross primary productivity

• The rate at which producer populations out pace consumer populations

• The rate at which producers convert solar energy into biomass

• the rate at which producers convert solar energy into biomass minus the loss of energy through respiration

• The rate at which the size of a population of producers change.

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NGSS.HS-LS2-4

Define Net Primary Productivity

• The rate at which producer populations out pace consumer populations.

• The rate at which producers convert solar energy into biomass

• The rate at which producers convert solar energy into biomass minus the loss of energy through respiration

• The rate at which the size of a population of producers change