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6486951562environmentthe sum of all the conditions surrounding us that influence life.0
6486951563environmental sciencethe field that looks at interaction among human systems and those found in nature1
6486951564ecosystem servicesthe processes by which life-supporting resources such as clean water, timber, fisheries, and agricultural crops are produced.2
6486951565environmental indicatorsdescribe the current state of an environmental system. do not always tell us what is causing a change, but tell us when to look more deeply into a problem3
6486951566geneticrelating to genes or heredity.4
6486951567speciesa group of organisms that is distinct from other groups in its morphology, behavior, or biochemical properties5
6486951568ecosystem diversitya measure of the diversity of ecosystems or habitats that exist in a given region.6
6486951569genetic diversitya measure of the diversity of ecosystems or habitats that exist in a given region.7
6486951570species diversitythe number of species in a region or in a particular type of habitat8
6486951571speciationthe evolution of new species. usually happens slowly9
6486951572background extinction ratethe average rate at which species go extinct over the long term10
6486951573hectarea measure of land area, abbreviated by "ha"., that represents an area that is 100 meters by 100 meters.11
6486951574per capitaper person12
6486951575anthropogenicderived from human activities13
6486951576sustainable developmentdevelopment that balances current human well-being and economic advancement with resource management for the benefit of future generations.14
6486951577Biophillialove of life- which is a need to make "the connections that humans subconsciously seek with the rest of life.15
6486951578ecological footprinta measure of how much an individual consumes, expressed in area of land.16
6486951579null hypothesisa statement or idea that can be falsified or proved wrong17
6486951580accuracyhow close a measured value is to the actual or true value18
6486951581precisionhow close to one another the repeated measurements of the same sample are19
6486951582uncertaintyan estimate of how much a measured or calculated value differs from a true value20
6486951583inductive reasoningthe process of making general statements from specific facts or examples21
6486951584deductive reasoningthe process of applying a general statement to specific facts or situations22
6486951585theorya hypothesis that has been repeatedly tested and confirmed by multiple groups of researchers and has reached wide acceptance23
6486951586natural experimentoccurs when a natural event acts as an experimental treatment in an ecosystem24
6486951587environmentalismconcern about and action aimed at protecting the environment25

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