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1
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intraspecific competition

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same species

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2
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interspecific competition

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different species

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3
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one benefits, the other is neutral

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commensalism

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4
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ecotone

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transition between ecosystems

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5
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taiga

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swampy land

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6
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chaparral

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shrubs and bushes

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7
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decidious

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tall seasonal trees

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8
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autotrophs

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make their own food

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9
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heterotroph

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consume other food

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10
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phosphorus cycle

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soil, rock, sediments

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11
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rule of 70 (doubling rate)

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70/growth rate

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12
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humans

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k selected

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13
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growth rate

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birth rate - death rate/10

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14
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gmos

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altered dna through engineering

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15
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emigration vs immigration

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leaving vs arriving

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16
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boom and bust

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up and down population

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17
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transform boundary

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2 plates slide against each other

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18
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rock melted and then resolidified

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igneous

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19
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soil layers

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OABC bedrock

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20
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soil formation factors

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(CORPT) climate, organisms, relief (landscape), parent material, time

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21
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corolis effect

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right north, left south

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22
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hadley cell

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air moving at equator

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23
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el nino

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wet south, dry north

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24
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la nina

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dry winters

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25
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watershed

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channels water to streams

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26
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southern osscilation

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reversal of pressure systems

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27
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surface fires (pos)

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remove underbrush

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28
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crown fires

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from treetop to treetop (real bad)

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29
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ground fires

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come from surface fires

30
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tailings

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waste from mining

31
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aquifier

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rock that holds groudnwater

32
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biomass (burnt)

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wood, charcoal, peat

33
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pv cells

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turn sunlight to electricity

34
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geotherman energy

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hot water pumped for heat & light

35
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eutrophic waters

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too many nutrients

36
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ogliotrophic waters

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good amount of nutrients

37
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POPs

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stick around for a while

38
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biomagnification

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build up of toxins in a food chain

39
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PRIMARY POLLUTANTS

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(NOSCOLP) NOx, SOx, CO, tropo ozone, lead, pm (+ VOCs)

40
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NOx

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combustion, tropo ozone

41
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SOx

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coal combustion, acid rain

42
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carbon monoxide

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car exhaust, global warming

43
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tropo ozone

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NOx, photo smog

44
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VOCs

A

burning of biomass, tropo ozone

45
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what does lead in cars give off

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NOx, CO, hydrocarbons

46
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lead effects

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neurotoxin

47
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RCRA act

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regulates hazardous waste facilities

48
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CERCLA

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superfund to clean abandoned waste sites

49
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Human Impacts on Biodiversity

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(HIPPCO) habitat, invasive, population, pollution, climate change, overharvesting

50
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montreal protocol 1987 (worldwide)

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no more CFCs

51
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kyoto protocal (worldwide)

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emissions trading, limit GHGs

52
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anthropogenic

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energy related

53
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transpiration

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evaporation of water from plants to air

54
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Clean Water Act

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governs dishcarge of pollutants into water

55
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postindustrial state

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reached carrying capacity

56
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gross domestic product

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amount of economic output

57
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total fertility rate

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of children a woman will have in her life

58
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epidemiological studies

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examining human populations exposed to risk

59
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high Biological Oxygen Demand

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less oxygen in water

60
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photchemical smog

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nox + sunlight = ozone
ozone + VOCs = smog

61
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acid rain

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SOx + water = sulfuric acid
NOx + water = nitric acid

62
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ocean acidification

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caused by CO2, makes the water more acidic by taking H+ from H2O

63
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Clean Air Act 1970

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regulates chemicals from entering atmosphere

64
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Clean Water Act 1972

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regulates water quality (pollutants) & funds sewage plants

65
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international trade of endangered species (CITES 1973)

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international trade of plants and animals shouldn’t threaten their wilderness survival

66
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CERCLA (Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, Liability Act

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emergency funding for toxic waste accidents

67
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Endangered Species Act 1973

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protection & list for endangered species

68
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Safe Drinking Water Act (SWDA 1974)

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regulates drinking waters & protects its sources

69
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FDA Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (1958)

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FDA bans additives that an cause cancer

70
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positive feedback loop

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product of a reaction leads to an increase of that reaction

71
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BOD (Biochemical Oxygen Demand) and DO

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decline in Dissolved Oxygen means a high level of BOD

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