Chapter 1 Key Terms

Question 1

Environmental Science

Answer 1

defined as a branch of biology focused on the study of the relationships of the natural world and the relationships between organisms and their environments

Question 2

Ecology

Answer 2

the branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings.

Question 3

Agriculture

Answer 3

the science or practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops and the rearing of animals to provide food, wool, and other products.

Question 4

Natural Resource

Answer 4

materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain

Question 5

Pollution

Answer 5

the presence in or introduction into the environment of a substance or thing that has harmful or poisonous effects

Question 6

Biodiversity

Answer 6

the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem

Question 7

The Law of Supply and Demand

Answer 7

The law of supply and demand is a theory that explains the interaction between the sellers of a resource and the buyers for that resource. The theory defines what effect the relationship between the availability of a particular product and the desire for that product has on its price

Question 8

Ecological Footprint

Answer 8

the impact of a person or community on the environment, expressed as the amount of land required to sustain their use of natural resources.

Question 9

Sustainability

Answer 9

avoidance of the depletion of natural resources in order to maintain an ecological balance