Ch. 1 Flashcards
The view that there is a connection between how society treats women and how it treats the environment
Ecofeminism
Pieces of DNA that determine individual characteristics
DNA
Charles Darwin
He was torn between going into the religious or medical field. Sailed around the world as a naturalist, making observations on the various environments
Scientific Method
1) state the problem
2) gather info
3) form hypothesis
4) experiment
5) record and analyze data
6) revise hypothesis
7) repeat experiment
8) state a conclusion
Anything that has both volume and mass
Matter
Cellular Respiration
C6H12O6+6O2 —-> 6CO2 + 6H2O + Energy
What is the fundamental unit of matter
An atom
The nucleus is made up of…
Positively charged protons
Neutral neutrons
And Negatively charged electrons orbit the nucleus
DNA stands for…
Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid
Atoms combine to form stable…
Molecules
Charged molecules are…
Ions
2 or more atoms chemically bonded together is a
Compound
Each type of atom is an…
Element
Exothermic:
Endothermic:
Energy is released
Energy is absorbed
Photosynthesis
6CO2 + 6H2O —-> C6H12O6 +6O2
Matter comes in 4 states:
- solid
- liquid
- gas
- plasma
First Law:
Energy cannot be created or destroyed
The search to define what is right and what is wrong
Ethics
Human-centered environmental ethic
Any environmental responsibility is produced by human concerns alone
Arguments:
-only human beings are morally significant
-the value of the environment lies in its instruments worth –> what does it get me?
Drawback: by caring only for humans the world becomes paradoxical (unfit for human life)
Anthropocentrism
Broadcast view —> life-centered environmental ethic
“Bio” is life
Arguments:
-all forms of life have an inherent right to exist
-Hierarchy of values among species or egalitarian
Drawback: Death is a natural and necessary party of ecosystems –> we can’t prevent it!
Biocentrism
Social hierarchies are directly connected to behaviors that lead to environmental destruction
Social ecology
A spiritual connection with the earth
Deep ecology
Focus on the environmental policy, not ethics
Environmental Pragmatism
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Wrote “Nature”
Inspiration for Walt Whitman & Henry Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau
Built cabin by Walden Pond which was owned by Emerson
Wrote “Walden” -chronicles his time in wilderness
Naturalist: truth in nature and wilderness over the deceits of urban civilization
John Muir
Conservationist
Eye injury
Proponent of the theory of “glaciation”
Founded environmental organization: Sierra Club
Aldo Leopald
“Father of Wildlife conservation” in US
known for his land ethics
Prolific speaker
Rachel Carson
Wrote “Silent Spring”
Worried about pesticide dangers
All actions have cause and effect. Everything is connected
Common ground
Environment-centers environmental ethic
Arguments:
-environment itself, not just living organisms within it, have moral worth
Drawback: borderline environmental worship
Ecocentrism
An approach to studying the natural world. Hypotheses then experimenting etc
Science
Surrounding conditions that affect organisms
Environment
Second Law:
When energy is transferred, there is always energy loss, called entropy
Interdisciplinary field that includes both scientific and social aspects of human impact on the world
Environmental science
A deceptive practice that uses the appearance of language of science to convince if confuse
Pseudoscience
A population of all the organisms potentially capable of reproducing naturally among themselves and having viable offspring
Species
First Earth Day?
April 22, 1970
The dense center of an atom is called the…
Nucleus
All of the organisms of the same kind found within a “specific geographic region”
Population
