Environmental Science 1st Semester Study Guide Chapter 1 Define ...

Environmental Science 1st Semester Study Guide Chapter 1 Define: environmental

science, ecology

1. Name 5 sciences that contribute to environmental

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2. Describe hunter-gatherers. 3. Name 2 positive and 2 negative results of the Industrial' revolution. 4. What are the 3 environmental problems that we face today? Chapter 2 Define: hypothesis, variable, experimental

group, control group

1. Discuss the steps in the scientific method. Chapter3 Define: geosphere, lithosphere, asthenosphere, tectonic plate, greenhouse effect, biosphere

1. What are the Slayers of the Earth? 2. 3. 4. 5.

Describe the layers of the atmosphere. Distinguish between radiation, conduction, and convection. What is the hydrosphere? Discuss the water cycle.

Environmental Science 1st Semester Study Guide

Chapter4 Define: ecosystem, biotic factor, abiotic factor, organism, species, population, community, habitat, evolution, natural selection, adaptation, resistance, gymnosperm, angiosperm, vertebrate,

invertebrate.

1. What are the 6 kingdoms of living things? Give 2 examples of each. 2. List 5 components that an ecosystem must contain to survive indefinitely.

Chapter S Define: photosynthesis, producer, consumer, decomposer, cellular respiration, food chain, food web, trophic level, ecological succession, pioneer species, climax community /,/

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1. Give a2 examples of a consumer, a producer; and a decomposer. 2. 3. 4. S. 6.

What are the equations for photosvnthesls and cellular respiration?":" Distinguish between omnivores, carnivores, and herbivores. Do problem #27 on page 136. In an energy pyramid, where is most of the energy stored? Briefly describe the carbon cycle. f, 11, tf

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Briefly describe the nitrogen cycle. p. 1'1 C Distinguish between primary succession and secondary succession. Do problems #24-26 on page 136.

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