Part 3 Flashcards
Sequence of insect development
Egg- larva- pupa- adult
Ecosystem
All life is sustained in a physical environment
What limits the power of the US federal government?
The constitution
Recession
Characterized by a general decrease of economic activity
Unemployment rises and business activity slows down.
Potential energy
Mechanical energy
stored energy (non moving)
is the energy that is possessed by an object due to its motion or due to its position.
Kinetic energy
Active in motion
selection
process by which a species can inherit certain genetic characteristics that enhance its ability to survive.
distribution
natural geographic range of a species population
stabilization and continuation
involves a species NOT changing in any significant way
checks and balances
sharing power and control between the three main branches of the federal government
executive (president) legislative (congress) and judicial (Supreme Court)
feudalism
the dominant social system in medieval Europe, in which the nobility held lands from the Crown in exchange for military service, and vassals were in turn tenants of the nobles, while the peasants (villeins or serfs) were obliged to live on their lord’s land and give him homage, labor, and a share of the produce, notionally in exchange for military protection.
late renaissance
revived interest in the Classical Greek and roman civilization
staccato
short and detached notes
Vibrato
notes tend to echo (vibrate)
forte
long and loud
legato
fluid and smooth
the rights to freedom of religion, speech, and assembly are guaranteed by
the first amendment
symbiotic relationship
both the host and visiting organisms benefit from their interaction
capricious
quickly swinging between opposing emotions
the Iroquois confederacy, magna carta, and John locke
influenced the formation of the democratic government of the United States
photosynthesis
the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water.
produces oxygen and glucose (sugar)
larva
in the metamorphosis of insects, the larva becomes a pupa before it becomes an adult.
metamorphosis
(in an insect or amphibian) the process of transformation from an immature form to an adult form in two or more distinct stages.
hygrometer
measures humidity
anemometer
measures wind speed
barometer
measures air pressure
conservation of energy
a principle stating that energy cannot be created or destroyed, but can be altered from one form to another.
homeostasis
Homeostasis is the human body keeping a constant internal temperature.
Homeostasis is the ability or tendency to maintain internal stability in an organism to compensate for environmental changes.
nationalism
Nationalism is a political, social, and economic ideology and movement characterized by the promotion of the interests of a particular nation, especially with the aim of gaining and maintaining the nation’s sovereignty over its homeland.
The Agricultural Revolution
The Agricultural Revolution was a period of technological improvement and increased crop productivity that occurred during the 18th and early 19th centuries in Europe.
The Scientific Revolution
The Scientific Revolution took place in Europe towards the end of the Renaissance period and continued through the late 18th century, influencing the intellectual social movement known as the Enlightenment.
the information revolution
beyond the industrial revolution