Environmental science

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1. wetlands

1.1. examples: bog, marsh, or swamp

1.1.1. New node

2. climax community

2.1. when the vegetation eventualy reaches a steady rate

2.2. limiting factors

2.2.1. something that controls the growth of organisms

2.2.1.1. Ex- space,disease,ect.

2.3. Carrying capacity

2.3.1. when a place has so many people/organisms that the space and resources cant support them

3. S-curve

3.1. it show the growth of popuation

3.2. Population growth

3.2.1. the change in population over time

4. erosion

4.1. a gravity driven process that moves sediments (ect.)

5. ecological succesion

6. J-curve

6.1. it shows the growth of population

6.2. Population Growth rate

6.2.1. the speed at which the population growth over a certain amount of time

7. food chain

7.1. food chain

7.2. New node

8. population

8.1. a goup of the same organism living together

8.2. a bunch of mice

8.3. 2

9. community

9.1. different organisms co-existing

9.2. mice and chipmunks

9.3. 3

10. ecosystem

10.1. an area in which different organisms live

10.2. mouse and chipmunks living in a filed

10.3. 4

11. Pioneer species

11.1. they are the first species to start on a new land or area to live

12. desalination

12.1. the remove of excess salt or other unwanted substances from water

13. organism

13.1. a living being

13.2. mouse

13.3. 1

14. biotic and abiotic factors

14.1. Biotic- a living or once living organism

14.1.1. Ecological succession

14.1.1.1. Primary succession

14.1.1.1.1. when a piece of land grows vegetation but has never had any life on it before ex: a volcano erupts and creates a new island

14.1.1.2. ex of ecological succession

14.1.1.3. Secondary succession

14.1.1.3.1. when a piece of land grow vegetation after it was once destoid ex: a fire wipes out all living things but eventualy grows back

14.1.2. paper

14.1.2.1. pig

14.1.2.1.1. tree

14.2. Abiotic- a non-living organism

14.2.1. clock

14.2.1.1. cloud

15. Biomes

15.1. rainforest

15.2. temerate deciiduous forest

15.3. coniferous forest

15.4. desert

15.5. tundra

15.6. freshwater

15.7. marine

15.8. grassland/svannah

15.9. an area where organsism live with different ecosystems (climate, location)

15.10. mice and chipmunks living in a field with trees and grass

15.11. 5

16. aquifier

16.1. a water purifier

17. runoff

17.1. A water flow that goes down the storm drain colecting excess soil, debris, and all kinds of litter ect.

18. food web

18.1. producer

18.1.1. trees

18.2. secondary consumer

18.2.1. turtle, crawfish

18.3. tertiary consumer

18.3.1. fox

18.4. decomposer

18.4.1. bacteria

18.5. trophic levels

18.5.1. seperate the levels of 1.producers2.primary consumers3. secondary consumers4.tertiary consumers

18.6. primary consumer

18.7. food web

18.8. arrows show the energy flow

19. Biodiversity

19.1. The variety of organisms in a geographic area

19.2. Genetic Bodiversity

19.3. species biodiversity

19.4. Problem: humans are killing organisms faster then they can reproduce

19.5. Ecosystem biodiversity

19.6. Hot spot

19.7. endangered species

19.7.1. in danger of extinction thoughout most of the area or all of the area it inhabits

19.8. threatened species

19.8.1. is likely to become endangered int the near future

19.9. Indicator species

19.9.1. New node

20. water polution

20.1. causes-sewer discharge, poorly managed livestock, detergents, petroleum products ect.

21. watershed

21.1. it seperates the drainage system stuff

22. Impermeable

22.1. a serfice that water cant go through. such as cement, in a parking lot ect.

23. water purification

23.1. the process of removing unwanted substances from raw water