Chapter 1-1.4

Question 1

Technology

Answer 1

is the application of scientific knowledge to the interests of humans.
Examples: cell phone, new drug, others?

Question 2

Global warming

Answer 2

is changing Earth’s ecosystems.

Question 3

Climate change

Answer 3

refers to changes in the normal cycles of the Earth’s climate attributable to human activities

Question 4

Biodiversity

Answer 4

is the total number and relative abundance of species, the variability of their genes, and the different ecosystems in which they live.

Question 5

Extinction

Answer 5

is the death of the last member of a species or larger classification category.