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Study of environmental problems and its solutions

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Environmental science

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Examples of Environmental problems

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water pollution
deforestation
biodiversity loss
soil contamination
water scarcity
ozone depletion
overpopulation
dynamite fishing
natural disasters
food waste
poverty
global warming
air pollution
mining
oil spill
acid rain
soil erosion
wild fire

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Study of relation between living things
Instance (food chain)(food web)

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Ecology

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Study of life or living organisms

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Biology

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Study of matters
Instance (food digestion)

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Chemistry

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Study of physical, chemical and biological features of the ocean

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Oceanography

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Study of the layers of atmosphere

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Atmospheric science

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Importance of ES

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Clarify to modern concept of conserving biodiversity
It helps us to know more about sustainable way of living
It helps us to use the natural resources efficiently
It helps us to know the behavior of organism
It helps us to know the inter relationship of organism

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Goals of ES

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Learn how the natural world works while its happen
To understand how we interact with the environment
To understand how we affect the environment

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Is surrounded by living and non-living things

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Environment

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Is the application of knowledge

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Science

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Non living things

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Abiotic

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Living things

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Biotic

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Resources that is never exhausted

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Renewable

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Resources that are limited

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Non-renewable

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Is the study of relation between organism

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Ecology

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Is the study of how the population growth

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Population ecology

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Is the study of preserving and management of the biodiversity

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Conservation ecology

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Is the study on how the population interact with each other

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Community ecology

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Is the study on how the population interact with their physical environment

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Ecosystem ecology

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Is the study of animals

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  1. Zoology
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Study of fishes

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Ichtyology

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Study of birds

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Ornithology

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Study of mammals

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Mammalogy

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25
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Study of protozoa

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Protozoology

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Study of insects

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Entomology

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Study of reptiles and amphibians

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Herpetology

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Is the study of plants

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  1. Botany
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29
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Study of giving plants name

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Taxonomy

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Study of plants structure

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Anatomy

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Study of plants diseases

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Pathology

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Study of plants heredity

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Genetics

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Study of plants metabolism

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Physiology

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34
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Study of plants distribution

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Ecology

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35
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Study of plants evolution

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Palaeology

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36
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Study of plants origin and formation

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Embryology

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37
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Study of plants external formation

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Morphology

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38
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Study of plants microscopic examination

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Histology

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39
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Is the study of microorganisms

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  1. Microbiology
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40
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Actual observations

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Pure science (applied science)

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41
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Study of immune system

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Immunology

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42
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Study of bacteria

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Bacteriology

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43
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Study of fungi

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Mycology

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44
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Study of heredity of microorganism

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Genetics

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45
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Study of protozoa of microorganisms

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Protozoology

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46
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Study of algae

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Algology

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47
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Experimental observations

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Applied science

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48
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Study of occurrence of diseases

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Epidemiology

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49
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Microorganisms found in the medicines

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Medical microbiology

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50
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Microorganisms found in the air

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Air biology

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51
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Microorganisms found in the medicines

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Pharmaceutical microbiology

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52
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Microorganisms found in the body of water

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Aquatic microbiology

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53
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Microorganisms found in the different types of industry

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Industrial microbiology

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54
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Microorganisms found in the soil

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Soil microbiology

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55
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Microorganisms found in the food

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Food microbiology

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56
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Study of plants structure

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  1. Anatomy
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57
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Study of plants external formation

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  1. Morphology
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58
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Study of structure and functions of the cell

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  1. Cell biology
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Study of plants microscopic examination

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  1. Histology
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Study of plants heredity

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  1. Genetics
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Study of plants metabolism

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  1. Physiology
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Study of giving plants name

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  1. Taxonomy
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Study of interaction of organisms and their environment

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  1. Environmental biology
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Study of plants origin and formation

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  1. Embryology
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Study of fossils

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  1. Paleontology
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Study of parasites

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  1. Parasitology
67
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Study of social behavior of animals

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  1. Sociobiology
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Study of practical application of organisms

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  1. Biotechnology
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Study of immune system

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  1. Immunology
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Study of drugs

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  1. Pharmacology
71
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Study of insects

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  1. Entomology
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Study of living things with the interaction of physics

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  1. Biophysics
73
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Study of molecules

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  1. Molecular biology
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Study of living things with the integration of mathematics

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  1. Bio mathematics
75
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Study of living things with the integration of chemistry

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  1. Bio chemistry
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Study of living things with the integration of economics

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  1. Bio economics
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Study of living things with the integration of geography

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  1. Bio geography
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other sub branches of biology

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79
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Study of human

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  1. Anthropology
80
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Study of teeth

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  1. Odontology
81
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Study of snake

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  1. Ophiology
82
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Study of eyes

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  1. Ophthalmology
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Study of bones

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  1. Osteology
84
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Study of cancer

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  1. Oncology
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Study of fruits

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  1. Pomology
86
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Study of soil

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  1. Pedology
87
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Study of fossils

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  1. Paleontology
88
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Study of seeds

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  1. Spermology
89
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Study of rocks

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  1. Sedimentology
90
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Study of hairs

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  1. Trichology
91
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Study of virus

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  1. Virology
92
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Study of chemical reactions that occur in living organisms pertaining to organic compound

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Organic chemistry

93
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Study of chemical reactions that occur in living organisms

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Biochemistry

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Study of chemical reactions that occur in living organisms pertaining to non-carbon chemical compound

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Inorganic chemistry

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Study of quantitative/qualitative analysis of chemical reaction

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Analytical chemistry

96
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Study of chemical reaction with the integration of physics

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Physical chemistry

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Study of marine organisms

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Biological oceanography

98
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Study of sea water properties and its changes

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Chemical oceanography

99
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Study of the ocean with the integration of geology

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Geological oceanography

100
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Study of the ocean with the integration of physics

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Physical oceanography

101
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Study of the history of the ocean

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Paleoceanography

102
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Study of weather

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Meteorology

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Study of the long term atmospheric pattern

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Climatology

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Study of physics and chemistry of the upper atmosphere

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Aeronomy

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Individual organisms

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Autecology

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Interaction between two or more organisms

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Synecology

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General understanding about ecosystem and their management

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Ecological concept

108
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Role of organisms

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Ecological niche

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Is the basic unit of ecology

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Ecosystem

110
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Individual living species

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Organisms

111
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Pinag sama-samang population

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Community

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Group of living things, living in the same habitat

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Population

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Area where organisms live

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Habitat

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Summation of habitat

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Biosphere

115
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Solid part

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Lithosphere

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Liquid part

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Hydrosphere

117
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Made up of gases

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Atmosphere

118
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2 factors affecting abiotic components

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Physical - climatic, edaphic, topographic
Chemical - inorganic substance, organic

119
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Biotic components instances

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Plants and animals

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Autotrophs (producer)

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Plants

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Heterotrophs

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Consumer

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Herbivore

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Plants

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Carnivore

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Animals/meats

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Omnivore

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Both animals and plants

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Scavenger

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Dead organisms

126
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Fungi and bacteria

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Detritivores

127
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Is the primary source of energy on earth

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Sun

128
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Present in the body of water

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Aquatic ecosystem

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Types of aquatic ecosystem

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Fresh water
Marine

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Intersection of fresh water and marine ecosystem

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Estuary

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Land based ecosystem

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Terrestrial ecosystem

132
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Types of terrestrial ecosystem

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Forest
Dessert
Grassland
Tundra

133
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The movement of nutrients and other elements between biotic and abiotic factors

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Biogeochemical cycle

134
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A cycle through rocks, water, soil and sediments and organisms

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Phosphorus cycle

135
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Cycle that helps move oxygen through the three main regions of the earth, atmosphere, biosphere, and lithosphere

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Oxygen cycle

136
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The process in which carbon atoms continually travel from the atmosphere to the earth and then back into the atmosphere

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Carbon cycle

137
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A biogeochemical process though which nitrogen is converted in many forms, consecutively passing from the atmosphere to the soil to organisms and back into the atmosphere

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Nitrogen cycle

138
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The continuous movement of water within the earth and atmosphere

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Water cycle

139
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The process that changes liquid water to gaseous water

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Evaporation

140
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The process by which water vapor in the air is changes into liquid water

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Condensation

141
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Liquid water, evaporates into water vapor, condenses to form clouds, and precipitates back to earth in the form of rain and snow

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Precipitation

142
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The process of interrupting the movement of water in the chain of transportation events leading to streams

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Interception

143
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Happens when water soaks into the soil from the ground level

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Infiltration

144
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The movement of water through the soil itself

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Percolation

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The process in which plant roots absorb water and then release the water in the form of vapor through the leaves

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Transpiration

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