Abc book environmental science

A is For Atom-are the basic unit

of matter

ABC Book

Briana Dennis

3rd block

A

1. There are three parts of a atom

2.Atoms are the smallest particles that make up a element

3. Atoms are mostly empty space

B

B is for Biosphere-All planet living

or one living thing and nonliving

part of the environment

1. Contains and supports living organisms

2. The microscopic organism can be seen not only beneath earth, but also on the upper atmosphere of earth.

C

C is For Commensalism-Describes

a relationship in which on species

benefits and the other is unaffected

1. is a type of symbiosis.

2. increased food supply

D

D is for Decomposer-are organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms, and in doing so carry out the natural process of decomposition

1. Special living things called decomposers break down the body

2. A decomposer makes dead things into chemicals and then the chemicals go into the air, ground or water and is used again.

3. Some types of decomposers are Bacteria and Fungi

E

E is for evaporation-is the process by which water is converted from its liquid form to its vapor form and thus transferred from land and water masses to the atmosphere

1. Evaporation takes place as molecules of water escape from a collective body of water.

2. As water molecules evaporate, they take with them some of the heat from the object from which they evaporated

3. Many air conditioners are actually evaporative coolers, and work by taking advantage of this process.

F

F is for feedback loops- feedback circuit: a circuit that feeds back some of the output to the input of a system.

1. Positive feedback reinforces change and in natural systems may result in radical environmental alteration.

G

G is for gathering data-scientist test

predictions by gathering evidence

H

H is for Habitat The natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism

I

I is for individuals-Single; separate first

part in the biosphere

J

J is for jack rabbit

K

K is for Keystone Species- species that

have a strong and/or wide-reach

effects on a community

L

L is for lipids-Are chemically

diverse group of macromolecules

that are classified together

because they do not dissolve

M

M is for mortality-rate at

which individuals die

N

N is for Natality-rate at which

individuals are born

O

O is for Omnivores-is a kind of animal that eats either other animals or plants

P

P is for Pangaea-Most recent

super continent

Q

Q is for aQuifers-water soaks through soil and rock to recharge and hold ground water

R

R is for Random distribution- individual organisms arrange within a space

S

S is for species-is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank

T

T is for tectonic plates- plates of the

lithosphere

Ex: primary pates African Plate

Antarctic Plate

Eurasian Plate

Indo-Australian Plate

North American Plate

Pacific Plate

South American Plate

U

U is for Uniform Distribution- is one which

individual organisms are arranged

V

V is for eVolution- Change overtime

1. A minority of Americans fully accept the scientific explanation for the origins of human life.

W

LoW population densities- population is decreased able to find more resources but difficult to find a mate

X

eXponential growth- the pattern of population

growth in which a population increased by a

fixed percentage each year

Y

PhotosYnthesis-the process by which

primary producers use sunlight to

convert co2 and h2o into sugar,

releasing o2

1. the single most important chemical process on the earth.

2. The process mostly takes place in the chloroplasts of plant leaf mesophyll cells.

Z

Z is for Zooplankton - mass of tiny floating organisms

1. Zooplankton are heterotrophic plankton