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1
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Science

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Knowledge, through scientific method. The study of nature and behavior of natural things.

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Environmental Science

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The study of interactions between the physical, chemical, and biological components of nature.

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What is the importance of natural resources and ecosystem services?

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Natural resources are substances and energy sources we take from the environment and need to survive. Ecosystem services are processes that occur naturally, that we cannot live without.

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Population growth, resource consumption, and their consequences.

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Our numbers are putting unprecedented stress on the availability of resources. We are consuming more resources than are being replenished by 68%. If we cannot forge sustainable solutions, society could collapse, globally.

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Compare and contrast ecocentrism, biocentrism, and anthropocentrism.

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Anthropocentrism - Anything that benefits human society.
Biocentrism - Human life, and nonhuman life both have ethical standing.
Ecocentrism - Values the well-being of entire species, communities, or ecosystems over the welfare of an individual.

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Scientific Method

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Is a technique for testing ideas with observations, a.k.a. hypothesis-driven science.

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Discuss sustainable solutions being pursued on campuses.

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Discouraging the use of fossil fuels, recycling, and collecting electronic waste.

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Independent Variable

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A variable that is manipulated

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Dependent Variable

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A variable that a scientist does not manipulate.

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Controlled Experiment

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Is a test that is manipulated, in order to test a single variable.

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Hypothesis

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A statement that explains a phenomenon or answers a scientific question.

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Qualitative Data

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Is data that can be observed and recorded.

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Quantitative Data

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Is data in the form of numbers.

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Matter

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Is anything that takes up space and has mass.

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What makes up matter?

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Atoms, protons, neutrons, and electrons.

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Element

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Substances that cannot be broken down.

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Top 4 Elements in the Human Body

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Oxygen, Carbon, Hydrogen, and Nitrogen.

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What are the basic molecules of living systems?

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Proteins, carbs, lipids, and nucleic acids.

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How do atoms and molecules interact?

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Atoms can bond together to form molecules.

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Theory

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A generalization based on observations and experiments.

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Fact

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A particular truth of the world.

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Principal

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Is a universal statement that we accept.

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Atom

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Basic unit of matter.

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Isotope

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Two or more forms of the same element that contain different numbers of neutrons.

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Nucleus of the atom

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Contains protons and neutrons.

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Subatomic particles

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Protons, neutrons, and electrons.

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Electron shells

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Is the outside part of the atomic nucleus.

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How many electrons are in each energy level?

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The first level can contain up to 2 electrons, 2(1x1) = 2, the second up to 8 electrons, 2(2x2) = 8, the third up to 18, 2(3x3) = 18; and so on.

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Atomic number

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The number of protons and the number of the element.

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Atomic mass

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Total number of protons and neutrons.

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Valence electrons

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Located in the outermost shell of the atom and are used to form bonds with other atoms.

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Covalent bond

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A bond that involves sharing of electron pairs.

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Ionic bond

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The transfer between valence electrons. It creates two oppositely charged ions.

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Hydrogen bond

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A hydrogen atom attracted to an electromagnetic atom.

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Molecule

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A group of atoms bonded together.

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Diatomic molecule

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Molecules composed of only two atoms, of the same or different elements.

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Water properties and states

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Liquid, solid, gas, and steam.

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How do compound water properties and states relate to energy?

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It takes energy for water to change properties.

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Special characteristics of water

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Polarity, solvent, high heat capacity, vapor, cohesive, adhesive, less dense as solid.

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PH

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The measure of how acidic/basic water is.

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What does the PH scale measure?

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The amount of free hydrogen and hydroxyl ions.

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What is an acid?

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A hydrogen-containing substance that is capable of donating a proton.

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What is an ecological footprint?

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It shows the total area of productive land and water used by a person or population.

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Sustainable development

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Meets the needs of the present without compromising the needs of the future.

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3 important things that play a part in reaching sustainable solutions

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Ecologically viable, economically feasible, and socially desirable.

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Energy

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The capacity to change the position, physical composition, or temperature of matter.

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1st law of thermodynamics

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Energy cannot be created or destroyed.

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2nd law of thermodynamics

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Processes that involve the transfer or conversion of heat energy are irreversible.

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kinetic energy

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The energy of motion.

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potential energy

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The energy of position.

51
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The basic molecules that go into photosynthesis

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ATP, NADPH, Carbon dioxide, oxygen, sugar, phosphate, & glucose.

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What comes out of photosynthesis?

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Glucose, and oxygen.

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What is the energy source for photosynthesis reactions?

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Light energy.

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Secondary succession

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Plants and animals reclaim an area after a major disturbance.

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Primary succession

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Is an ecological succession in which plants and animals first colonize a barren, lifeless habitat

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Cellular respiration

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The metabolic pathway that breaks down glucose and produces ATP

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Chemosynthesis

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Is basically photosynthesis that uses energy from reactions of inorganic chemicals in the absence of light.

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Landscape ecology

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The study of patterns and interactions between ecosystems

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Ecological modeling

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An abstract, mathematical representation of an ecological system which is studied to better understand the real system.

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How do carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus cycle through the environment?

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They are conserved and recycled in the atmosphere, on land, in water or beneath the earth’s surface.

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Subatomic particles with a negative charge

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Electrons

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Polar molecule

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A molecule where one side is slightly negative and one side is slightly positive

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PH scale

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1 is acidic, 14 is basic.

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True or false, When one atom accepts additional electrons it then has an overall negative charge.

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True

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One of the most important aspects of the scientific method is

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Statistics

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What is the correct sequence of activities when applying the scientific method?

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Observations, questions, hypothesis, predictions, test, results.

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True or false, published scientific information and conclusions is based upon the subjective opinions of scientists

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False

68
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The case study of Easter Island demonstrates that

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All of these are true

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True or false, if everyone had an ecological footprint of 2 planets, resources would be sustainably used

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True

70
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True or false, sustainable solutions need to be ecologically viable as well as economically sound and socially acceptable to last long term

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True

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True or false, in a molecule of water, two hydrogen atoms are bonded to a oxygen atom by hydrogen bonds

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False. The bonds between atoms in a water molecule are covalent bonds.

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True or false, a molecule with an unequal sharing of electrons between atoms can be referred to as a polar molecule

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True

73
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True or false, carbon 14 has 7 protons

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False

74
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True or false, a crystal of table salt (NaCl) is held together by ionic bonds between the positively charged sodium ions

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True

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Hydrocarbons

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Hydrogen and carbon atoms bonded together.

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