Introductory Vocab- Apes Flashcards
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| 7371945752 | Sustainability | living on Earth in a way that allows humans to use its resources without depriving future generations of those resources |  | 0 |
| 7371953655 | Natural resource | any of the various substances and energy sources that we take from our environment and that we need in order to survive |  | 1 |
| 7371960017 | Renewable resource | materials or substances that occur in nature and can be replenished by natural processes in a reasonable timeframe |  | 2 |
| 7371968610 | Nonrenewable Resource | natural resources that are in limited supply or are formed much more slowly than we use them |  | 3 |
| 7371972172 | Biodiversity | the variety of life across all levels of biological organization, including the diversity of species, their genes, their populations, and their communities. | 4 | |
| 7371980021 | Genetic diversity | a measurement of the differences in DNA composition among individuals within a given species | 5 | |
| 7371984211 | Species diversity | the number and variety of different species in the world or in particular region |  | 6 |
| 7371985540 | Pollution | the release of matter or energy into the environment that causes undesirable impact on the health and well-being of humans or other organisms. Pollution can be physical, chemical, or biological, and it can affect water, air, or soil |  | 7 |
| 7371990871 | Point Source | A specific spot-such as a factory- where large quantities of air pollutants or water pollutants are discharged | 8 | |
| 7371993682 | Nonpoint Source | A diffuse source of pollutants, often consisting of many small sources | 9 | |
| 7371996350 | Carrying Capacity | the maximum population size that a given environment can sustain | 10 | |
| 7372001308 | Developing Countries | a country with relatively low levels of industrialization and income |  | 11 |
| 7372006019 | Developed Countries | a country with relatively high levels of industrialization and income |  | 12 |
| 7372017885 | Anthropogenic | derived from human activities | 13 | |
| 7372026956 | Per Capita | per person | 14 | |
| 7372029147 | Ecosystem Services | the process by which natural environments provide life-supporting resources | 15 | |
| 7372035011 | Biotic | living |  | 16 |
| 7372042025 | Abiotic | Non-living |  | 17 |
| 7372047299 | Biomass | the total mass of all living matter in a specific area | 18 |