Science, Ecological Principals, and Sustainability Flashcards
Empirical Science is the use of
The Scientific Method to explain a theory
Economic Systems are Scale Dependent and…
Can be an open or closed Economy
Open Economy
Interacts freely with other Economies in the world
Closed Economy
Does not interact with other Economies in the world
Positive Feedback
The ends of something cause more of that thing in a Feedback Loop
Negative Feedback
The ends of something causes less of that thing
Ecology
The study of various organisms in the Environment
Disturbance
A temporary change in environmental conditions that causes a change in the ecosystem
Primary Succession
Life (mostly plants) begins in lifeless area
Secondary succession
When plants and animals recolonize after a disturbance
A Disturbance also…
Initiates Succession
Multiple Pathways Succession is when…
Multiple different species are successing
Carbon Cycle (Carbon Dyoxide)
Photosynthesis, Decomposition, Respiration, and Combustion
Respiration (Carbon Cycle) when…
Plants convert oxygen to carbon dioxide through photosynthesis
Phosphorus (Energy) Cycle
Weathering, Absorption by plants, Absorption by animals, return to Environment by decomposition
