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The earth's ability to maintain its balance indefinitely by cycling water and other resources is known as?
what is Sustainability
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What is the number of individuals in a certain amount of space
what is population density
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what is the ecological foot print sometimes called
the carrying capacity of the earth
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Water exits the leaves of plants during the process of _____________?
what is Transpiration
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what are the 4 major human factors that cause a change in biodiversity
what is habitat loss, overuse of resources, introduction of a species to a new area, overuse of chemicals such as fertilizer
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are the calculations from the ecological footprint faulty on a large scale, why/why not
what is Yes these calculations dont consider the complexities of modeling human interaction with the enviornment
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During the water cycle, water from underground reservoirs can seep into which 3 sources?
what is Springs, Oceans, and Lakes
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What is the name for the 2 types of charts that show population capacity
what is exponential and logistic growth
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What are 2 examples of humans creating an increase in greenhouse gases and how
any of the 2: automobiles or manufactures releasing CO2, cutting down trees decreases the amount CO2 being absorbed in the atmosphere their for increasing CO2
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Most free oxygen (O2) in the earth's atmosphere is produced by what two organisms?
what is Photosynthesis in plants and algae
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What is the difference between the species in successions (mention primary, secondary, pioneer, and climax)
what is the primary succession talks about the first set of species to populate the earth and help replenish resources for survival. the second talks about the next set of species that come to add to what the primary species did after they died off or no longer could replenish resources. a pioneer species is a species of organisms that were the first to return to an area and the climax is stable long lived species.
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What is the biblical view of how we should take care of the earth
not being wasteful with resources, replenishing resources.
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name each of the 3 cycles related to sustaining the world's resources and where it comes from.
what is the water cycle, ground water, nitrogen cycle, the atmosphere, and the carbon and oxygen cycle minerals in the earths crust.
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what is the butterfly effect
what is the process that allowed life to evolve from nonliving material in the ocean
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What are 2 of the most common greenhouse gases
what is CO2 carbon dioxide, N2O nitrous oxide, CH4 methane, O3 ozone, H2O as water vapor, and CFC's Chlorofluorocarbons
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