Environmental Science Vocab Alex

1. Biome

1.1. Biome Types

1.1.1. Temperate Deciduous Forest

1.1.2. Coniferous Forest

1.1.3. Rain Forest

1.1.4. Grassland/Savannah

1.1.5. Tundra

1.1.6. Desert

1.1.7. Marine

1.1.8. Freshwater

2. Biodiversity

2.1. Genetic

2.2. Species

2.3. Ecosystem

2.4. Hot Spots

3. Polution

3.1. Non Point Source

3.2. Organic Pollutant

3.3. Water Pollution

3.3.1. Inpermeable

3.3.2. Erosion

3.3.3. Water Purification

3.3.3.1. Desalination

3.3.3.2. Aquifer

3.3.4. Runoff

3.3.5. Urbanization

3.4. Inorganic Pollutant

3.5. Point Source

4. Organisms

4.1. Indicator Species

4.2. Endangered Species

4.3. Threatened Species

4.4. Pioneer Species

5. Population

5.1. Population Growth

5.1.1. S-Curve

5.1.2. J-Curve

5.2. Population Growth Rate

5.2.1. Exponenial Growth

6. Community

6.1. Watershed

6.2. Climax Community

7. Ecosystem

7.1. Wetlands

7.2. Trophic Levels

7.2.1. Producer

7.2.2. Primary Consumer

7.2.3. Secondary Consumer

7.2.4. Tertiary Consumer

7.2.5. Decomposer

7.2.6. Food Web/Food Chain

7.3. Ecological Succession

7.3.1. Primary Succession

7.3.2. Secondary Succession

8. Factors in Nature

8.1. Biotic Factors

8.2. Abiotic Factors

8.3. Limiting Factors

8.3.1. Carrying Capacity

8.4. Natural Resources

8.4.1. Renewable Resources

8.4.2. NonRenewable Resources