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FIRST 5 BASIC CONCEPTS Flashcards

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What does MIRACLES stands for in Environment

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Multidisciplinary
Interaction
Relationships
Adaptation
Constantly changing
Lifestyle
Ecosystem
Science

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What is the 2nd concept?

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Sustainability

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long-term viability of a system, ensuring that it can continue to function without compromising the well-being of future generations or depleting essential resources

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sustainability

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no negative impact to the environment and for a long term

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sustainability

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keeping what we have now safe, developed, in good condition for the future generation

ensuring continuity or consistency of having supplies and services

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sustainability

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what does Anthropocentric means

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priority to save man

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what does Biocentric means

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priority is to save all living things

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what does Ecocentric means

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priority is to save both living and non-living things

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9
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sun as source of energy for plants and release oxygen (needed by animals)

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photosynthesis

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what is the 3rd concept?

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sun or solar energy

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what is the 1st concept?

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environment

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it is the amount of energy the plants gets from the sun

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productivity

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13
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what is the 4th concept?

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Chemical cycle

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14
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processed by different materials

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chemical cycle

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15
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natural processes recycle nutrients or chemicals

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chemical cycle

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16
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what is produced by plants and needed by animals

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oxygen

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17
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what is the most abundant in air

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nitrogen

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18
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what does plants use in the soil to grow

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nitrogen

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19
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what does makes everything organic

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carbon

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a living thing has a carbon when?

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it decomposes and difficult to break down

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what is catabolism

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break down

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what is anabolism

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build up

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what is the large emissions of carbon

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industrialization

24
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what does chemicals have in chemical cycle

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oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, hydrogen, phosphorus, sulfur

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comes from rock formations

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phosphorus

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comes from volcanic ash

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sulfur

27
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many gaseous substances that need to be released is equals to?

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tectonic plates move

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what is the 5th concept?

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biodiversity

29
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variations of life forms

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biodiversity

30
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what refers to the number and distribution of species in a habitat

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species diversity

31
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variety of species observed within a community or region

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species diversity

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it refers to the macro

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species diversity

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it refers to the micro

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genetic diversity

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unique sequence of DNA

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genotype

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observable expression of genotype

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phenotype

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where you find species and genetics interact

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ecosystem diversity

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largest scale of biodiversity

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ecosystem diversity

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ecosystem diversity should be:

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biotically suitable, abiotically suitable, and movement

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what does biotically suitable means

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good relationship with coworkers

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what does abiotically suitable

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temperature, ergonomic, weather

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what does movement mean

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to reach those biotically and abiotically suitable environments

42
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benefits of ecosystem diversity

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tourism, resources, medicine, services, disease resistance, carbon sequestration

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diverse populations carry genetic codes that make certain members of their group less vulnerable

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disease resistance

44
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process of capturing and storing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere

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carbon sequestration

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restoration and protection of coastal ecosystems such as salt marshes and mudflats will be an important aspect of flood prevention for low-lying coastal communities

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storm, flooding, and coastal erosion regulation

46
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exposure to green and blue spaces outdoors improves our working memory, attention control, and cognitive flexibility

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overall health and happiness

47
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contact with nature is associated with increased positive social interactions, happiness, having a sense of meaning in life, as well as decreases in mental stress

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overall health and happiness

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food system and agriculture are strongly linked to biodiversity

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food security

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