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Module 1 Flashcards

1
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environment is derived from the french word? and it means?

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environner and it means surround, enclose, and encircle

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2
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the sum of all conditions and influences that affect the development and life of all organisms on earth

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Environment

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includes the physical and biological surroundings and their interactions

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Environment

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4
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Components of the Environment

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Physical
Biological
Social

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5
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includes soil,water,air,climate, temperature, light and etc

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physical

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6
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also called abiotic constituents of the environments

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Physical

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7
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Three part of Physical Constituents

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Atmosphere
hydrosphere
Lithosphere

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8
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sphere means?

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envelop

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9
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Air is physical component which provides oxygen for respiration

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Physical

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10
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Biolofical compose of three different types of living organisms

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Producers
Consumers
Decomposers

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generally green plants and other photosynthetic bacteria, which produce various organic substances such as carbohydrates,proteins, etc. with the help of water, soil and light energy

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Producers

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12
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depend for their nutrition on the organic food produced by green plants

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Consumers

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bring abut the decompositiom of dead plants and animals and return various important minerals

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Decomposers

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14
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composed of all living organisms incuding plants and animas

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Biosphere

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15
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it is believe that all life exists here

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Biosphere

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16
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refers to the air that surrounds the earth

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Atmosphere

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17
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responsible for the weather and always in motion and constanly changing

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Atmosphere

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18
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Layers of Atmosphere

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Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere and Ionosphere
Exosphere
Magnetosphere

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It is the lower part of the atmosphere

the organism live in

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Troposphere

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lower part of the atmosphere called?

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Boundary layer

21
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upper part of atmosphere called

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Tropopause

22
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it contains most of the ozone in the atmosphere

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Stratosphere

23
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used in UV, refrigirator, spray cans and fire estinguisher

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Chlorofluorocarbons

24
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region above the stratosphere

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Mesosphere

25
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lies above the mesopause, and is a region in ehich temperature again increase with height

the region above about 80km also causrd the formation of?

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Thermosphere and Ionosphere

26
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region about above 500km and contains mainly oxygen and hydrogen atoms

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Exosphere

27
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earth that behave like a huge magnet

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Magnetosphere

28
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includes all form of water

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Hydrosphere

29
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refers to the solid, rocky crust that covers the entire planet

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Lithosphere

30
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Number of different rocks

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Metamorphic Rock
Igneous rock
Sedimentary rock

31
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Form by heat or pressure from ore-existing rocks

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metamorphic rocks

32
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formed by cooling of molten rocks also known as magma

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Igneous rock

33
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form from pre-existing rock. when erode and mix with other like dirt,clay ang particles

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Sedimentary Rocks

34
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Two types of lithosphere

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Oceanic lithosphere
Continental lithosphere

35
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elements of climate

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36
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the average weather conditions of an area during a long time

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Climate

37
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climate is derived from a greek word “klima” which mean

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Area

38
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the amount of heat energy that is in the air

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Temperature

39
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process that ends with the fall of water, in liquid or solid form to the earths surface

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Precipitation

40
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precipitatiom known as? and it is the part of water cycle

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evapotranspiration

41
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water vapor contained in the air

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Humidity

42
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the force exerted on a given surface due to the weight of the atmosphere

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Atmospheric pressure

43
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the amount of clouds in tje atmosphere is also an element of climate

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Cloudiness

44
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moving air

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Wind

45
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it is an unseen element, significantly impacts climate by providing heat

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Solar radiation

46
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species tries to fit itself in the given environment and continue for further generations

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Adaptation

47
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what cause adaptation?

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mutation and natural selectiom

48
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the sudden genetic change which could be accidental or random

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Mutation

49
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Different types of adaptation

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Structural adaptation
behavioral adaptation
physiological adaptation

ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY 1 (3 decks)

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