ES Flashcards by Emmanuel Campo

Study of environmental problems and its solutions

Environmental science

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Examples of Environmental problems

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)

Ecology

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Study of life or living organisms

Biology

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Study of matters
Instance (food digestion)

Chemistry

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Study of physical, chemical and biological features of the ocean

Oceanography

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Study of the layers of atmosphere

Atmospheric science

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Importance of ES

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

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

Environment

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Is the application of knowledge

Science

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Non living things

Abiotic

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Living things

Biotic

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Resources that is never exhausted

Renewable

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Resources that are limited

Non-renewable

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Is the study of relation between organism

Ecology

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Is the study of how the population growth

Population ecology

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Is the study of preserving and management of the biodiversity

Conservation ecology

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Is the study on how the population interact with each other

Community ecology

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

Ecosystem ecology

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Is the study of animals

Zoology

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Study of fishes

Ichtyology

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Study of birds

Ornithology

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Study of mammals

Mammalogy

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Study of protozoa

Protozoology

Study of insects

Entomology

Study of reptiles and amphibians

Herpetology

Is the study of plants

2. Botany

Study of giving plants name

Taxonomy

Study of plants structure

Anatomy

Study of plants diseases

Pathology

Study of plants heredity

Genetics

Study of plants metabolism

Physiology

Study of plants distribution

Ecology

Study of plants evolution

Palaeology

Study of plants origin and formation

Embryology

Study of plants external formation

Morphology

Study of plants microscopic examination

Histology

Is the study of microorganisms

3. Microbiology

Actual observations

Pure science (applied science)

Study of immune system

Immunology

Study of bacteria

Bacteriology

Study of fungi

Mycology

Study of heredity of microorganism

Genetics

Study of protozoa of microorganisms

Protozoology

Study of algae

Algology

Experimental observations

Applied science

Study of occurrence of diseases

Epidemiology

Microorganisms found in the medicines

Medical microbiology

Microorganisms found in the air

Air biology

Microorganisms found in the medicines

Pharmaceutical microbiology

Microorganisms found in the body of water

Aquatic microbiology

Microorganisms found in the different types of industry

Industrial microbiology

Microorganisms found in the soil

Soil microbiology

Microorganisms found in the food

Food microbiology

Study of plants structure

4. Anatomy

Study of plants external formation

5. Morphology

Study of structure and functions of the cell

6. Cell biology

Study of plants microscopic examination

7. Histology

Study of plants heredity

8. Genetics

Study of plants metabolism

9. Physiology

Study of giving plants name

10. Taxonomy

Study of interaction of organisms and their environment

11. Environmental biology

Study of plants origin and formation

12. Embryology

Study of fossils

13. Paleontology

Study of parasites

14. Parasitology

Study of social behavior of animals

15. Sociobiology

Study of practical application of organisms

16. Biotechnology

Study of immune system

17. Immunology

Study of drugs

18. Pharmacology

Study of insects

19. Entomology

Study of living things with the interaction of physics

20. Biophysics

Study of molecules

21. Molecular biology

Study of living things with the integration of mathematics

22. Bio mathematics

Study of living things with the integration of chemistry

23. Bio chemistry

Study of living things with the integration of economics

24. Bio economics

Study of living things with the integration of geography

25. Bio geography

other sub branches of biology

Study of human

1. Anthropology

Study of teeth

2. Odontology

Study of snake

3. Ophiology

Study of eyes

4. Ophthalmology

Study of bones

5. Osteology

Study of cancer

6. Oncology

Study of fruits

7. Pomology

Study of soil

8. Pedology

Study of fossils

9. Paleontology

Study of seeds

10. Spermology

Study of rocks

11. Sedimentology

Study of hairs

12. Trichology

Study of virus

13. Virology

Study of chemical reactions that occur in living organisms pertaining to organic compound

Organic chemistry

Study of chemical reactions that occur in living organisms

Biochemistry

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

Inorganic chemistry

Study of quantitative/qualitative analysis of chemical reaction

Analytical chemistry

Study of chemical reaction with the integration of physics

Physical chemistry

Study of marine organisms

Biological oceanography

Study of sea water properties and its changes

Chemical oceanography

Study of the ocean with the integration of geology

Geological oceanography

Study of the ocean with the integration of physics

Physical oceanography

Study of the history of the ocean

Paleoceanography

Study of weather

Meteorology

Study of the long term atmospheric pattern

Climatology

Study of physics and chemistry of the upper atmosphere

Aeronomy

Individual organisms

Autecology

Interaction between two or more organisms

Synecology

General understanding about ecosystem and their management

Ecological concept

Role of organisms

Ecological niche

Is the basic unit of ecology

Ecosystem

Individual living species

Organisms

Pinag sama-samang population

Community

Group of living things, living in the same habitat

Population

Area where organisms live

Habitat

Summation of habitat

Biosphere

Solid part

Lithosphere

Liquid part

Hydrosphere

Made up of gases

Atmosphere

2 factors affecting abiotic components

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

Biotic components instances

Plants and animals

Autotrophs (producer)

Plants

Heterotrophs

Consumer

Herbivore

Plants

Carnivore

Animals/meats

Omnivore

Both animals and plants

Scavenger

Dead organisms

Fungi and bacteria

Detritivores

Is the primary source of energy on earth

Sun

Present in the body of water

Aquatic ecosystem

Types of aquatic ecosystem

Fresh water Marine

Intersection of fresh water and marine ecosystem

Estuary

Land based ecosystem

Terrestrial ecosystem

Types of terrestrial ecosystem

Forest Dessert Grassland Tundra

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

Biogeochemical cycle

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

Phosphorus cycle

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

Oxygen cycle

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

Carbon cycle

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

Nitrogen cycle

The continuous movement of water within the earth and atmosphere

Water cycle

The process that changes liquid water to gaseous water

Evaporation

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

Condensation

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

Precipitation

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

Interception

Happens when water soaks into the soil from the ground level

Infiltration

The movement of water through the soil itself

Percolation

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

Transpiration