Ch 1 Vocab Review

Zoe steps outside her house and notices the trees, the air, the sunlight, the animals, and even the buildings and cars around her. All these external conditions, factors, matter, and energy, living and nonliving, affect her and other living organisms. What is the term for everything Zoe observes around her?

• environment

• biocapacity

• ecosystem

• sustainability

David is working on a project that requires him to understand how humans interact with the environment. He needs to use information and ideas from engineering, natural sciences, and social sciences. What field is David studying?

• environmental science

• biology

• ecology

• sustainability

Mia is curious about how animals, plants, and other organisms interact with each other and with the air, water, and soil in a nearby forest. Which branch of biology would help her study these interactions?

• ecology

• cell biology

• evolutionary biology

• environmental science

Henry visits a large forest where various species of plants, animals, and microorganisms interact with each other and with the sunlight, water, soil, and air around them. What is this combination of living communities and their nonliving environment called?

• ecosystem

• community

• environment

• habitat

Charlotte joins a group that organizes clean-up drives, tree planting events, and campaigns to protect natural habitats. What is this social movement dedicated to protecting Earth and its resources called?

• environmentalism

• sustainability

• earth-centered worldview

• ecocentrism

Grace is studying how Earth’s natural systems that support life (including human social systems) can maintain stability or adapt to changing environmental conditions indefinitely. What is the term for this capacity?

• environmentalism

• sustainability

• earth-centered worldview

• ecocentrism

Anika is studying how forests provide clean air, water, and other benefits that support both people and the economy. What term best describes these natural resources and ecosystem services?

• natural income

• natural capital

• natural resources

• environment

Aria is studying how people use different things from nature, like water, sunlight, and forests, to meet their daily needs. What is the term for a material or energy source in nature that is essential or useful to humans?

• natural capital

• natural resource

• ecosystem service

• minerals

Charlotte manages a forest where she ensures that only the portion of renewable resources that can be used sustainably is harvested each year. What is this portion called?

• natural capital

• natural resource

• ecosystem service

• minerals

Hannah is learning about the environment in her science class. Her teacher explains that there are natural services that support life and human economies at no monetary cost. Examples are nutrient cycling, natural pest control, and natural purification of air and water. What are these services called?

• natural capital

• natural resource

• ecosystem service

• minerals