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What is the primary focus of Conservation Biology?
What is the primary focus of Conservation Biology?
What is the term for the variety of species, ecosystems, and genes in an environment?
What is the term for the variety of species, ecosystems, and genes in an environment?
What is the process of change in species over time through natural selection and genetic drift?
What is the process of change in species over time through natural selection and genetic drift?
What are the basic units of life, composed of cell membrane, cytoplasm, and genetic material?
What are the basic units of life, composed of cell membrane, cytoplasm, and genetic material?
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What is the study of motion, force, and energy?
What is the study of motion, force, and energy?
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What is the ability of organisms to maintain a stable internal environment despite external changes?
What is the ability of organisms to maintain a stable internal environment despite external changes?
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What are the laws that describe how objects move and respond to forces?
What are the laws that describe how objects move and respond to forces?
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What is the term for the benefits provided by nature, such as clean air and water, and soil formation?
What is the term for the benefits provided by nature, such as clean air and water, and soil formation?
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What is the primary goal of Environmental Policy?
What is the primary goal of Environmental Policy?
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What is the term for the study of the composition, properties, and reactions of matter?
What is the term for the study of the composition, properties, and reactions of matter?
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What is the state in which the rates of forward and reverse reactions are equal?
What is the state in which the rates of forward and reverse reactions are equal?
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What is the term for the clearance of forests, leading to loss of habitat and biodiversity?
What is the term for the clearance of forests, leading to loss of habitat and biodiversity?
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What is the study of the natural world and the impact of human activities on the environment?
What is the study of the natural world and the impact of human activities on the environment?
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What is the term for the benefits provided by ecosystems, such as air and water purification, soil formation, and climate regulation?
What is the term for the benefits provided by ecosystems, such as air and water purification, soil formation, and climate regulation?
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What is the branch of chemistry that studies inorganic compounds, such as minerals and salts?
What is the branch of chemistry that studies inorganic compounds, such as minerals and salts?
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What is the term for meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs?
What is the term for meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs?
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Study Notes
Environmental Science
- Definition: Study of the natural world and the impact of human activity on the environment
- Subfields:
- Ecology: Study of relationships between organisms and their environment
- Conservation Biology: Focus on preserving and protecting threatened species and ecosystems
- Environmental Policy: Development and implementation of laws and regulations to protect the environment
- Key concepts:
- Sustainability: Meeting present needs without compromising future generations
- Biodiversity: Variety of species, ecosystems, and genes in an environment
- Climate Change: Global warming and associated changes in weather patterns
- Ecosystem Services: Benefits provided by nature, such as clean air and water, and soil formation
Biology
- Definition: Study of living organisms and their interactions
- Subfields:
- Molecular Biology: Study of biological molecules, such as DNA and proteins
- Cellular Biology: Study of cell structure, function, and processes
- Organismal Biology: Study of entire organisms, including structure, function, and behavior
- Ecology: Study of relationships between organisms and their environment (also part of Environmental Science)
- Key concepts:
- Cells: Basic units of life, composed of cell membrane, cytoplasm, and genetic material
- Genes: Units of heredity, carrying information from one generation to the next
- Evolution: Process of change in species over time through natural selection and genetic drift
- Homeostasis: Ability of organisms to maintain a stable internal environment despite external changes
Physics
- Definition: Study of the natural world around us, focusing on matter, energy, and the fundamental laws that govern the universe
- Subfields:
- Mechanics: Study of motion, force, and energy
- Thermodynamics: Study of heat, temperature, and energy transfer
- Electricity and Magnetism: Study of electric charges, currents, and magnetic fields
- Quantum Mechanics: Study of behavior of matter and energy at the atomic and subatomic level
- Key concepts:
- Laws of Motion: Newton's laws describing how objects move and respond to forces
- Energy: Ability to do work, comes in different forms (kinetic, potential, thermal, etc.)
- Matter: Anything that has mass and occupies space, composed of atoms and molecules
- Waves: Periodic disturbances that transfer energy through a medium, including light and sound
Environmental Science
- Study of the natural world and the impact of human activity on the environment
- Consists of three subfields: Ecology, Conservation Biology, and Environmental Policy
- Ecology: Study of relationships between organisms and their environment
- Conservation Biology: Focus on preserving and protecting threatened species and ecosystems
- Environmental Policy: Development and implementation of laws and regulations to protect the environment
- Aims for sustainability, which is meeting present needs without compromising future generations
- Recognizes the importance of biodiversity, which is the variety of species, ecosystems, and genes in an environment
- Addresses climate change, which is global warming and associated changes in weather patterns
- Ecosystem services are benefits provided by nature, such as clean air and water, and soil formation
Biology
- Study of living organisms and their interactions
- Consists of four subfields: Molecular Biology, Cellular Biology, Organismal Biology, and Ecology
- Molecular Biology: Study of biological molecules, such as DNA and proteins
- Cellular Biology: Study of cell structure, function, and processes
- Organismal Biology: Study of entire organisms, including structure, function, and behavior
- Ecology: Study of relationships between organisms and their environment (also part of Environmental Science)
- Cells are the basic units of life, composed of cell membrane, cytoplasm, and genetic material
- Genes are units of heredity, carrying information from one generation to the next
- Evolution is the process of change in species over time through natural selection and genetic drift
- Organisms maintain a stable internal environment despite external changes through homeostasis
Physics
- Study of the natural world around us, focusing on matter, energy, and the fundamental laws that govern the universe
- Consists of four subfields: Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Electricity and Magnetism, and Quantum Mechanics
- Mechanics: Study of motion, force, and energy
- Thermodynamics: Study of heat, temperature, and energy transfer
- Electricity and Magnetism: Study of electric charges, currents, and magnetic fields
- Quantum Mechanics: Study of behavior of matter and energy at the atomic and subatomic level
- Newton's laws describe how objects move and respond to forces
- Energy is the ability to do work, comes in different forms (kinetic, potential, thermal, etc.)
- Matter is anything that has mass and occupies space, composed of atoms and molecules
- Waves are periodic disturbances that transfer energy through a medium, including light and sound
Environmental Science
- Environmental Science is the study of the natural world and the impact of human activities on the environment.
- Ecology studies the relationships between organisms and their environment.
- Conservation Biology focuses on the preservation and protection of threatened and endangered species.
- Environmental Policy involves the development and implementation of policies to protect the environment.
- Biodiversity refers to the variety of species, ecosystems, and genes.
- Ecosystem Services provide benefits such as air and water purification, soil formation, and climate regulation.
- Sustainability means meeting the needs of the present without compromising future generations' ability to meet their own needs.
- Climate Change causes global warming and associated changes in weather patterns.
- Pollution is the release of harmful substances into the environment, including air, water, and land pollution.
- Deforestation is the clearance of forests, leading to loss of habitat and biodiversity.
Chemistry
- Chemistry is the study of the composition, properties, and reactions of matter.
- Inorganic Chemistry studies inorganic compounds, such as minerals and salts.
- Organic Chemistry studies organic compounds, such as carbon-based molecules.
- Physical Chemistry studies the physical properties and behavior of matter.
- Atomic Structure consists of protons, neutrons, and electrons that make up an atom.
- Chemical Bonding forms bonds between atoms, including ionic, covalent, and metallic bonds.
- Chemical Reactions involve the transformation of one or more substances into new substances.
- Acidity and Basicity measure the concentration of hydrogen ions in a solution.
- pH is a scale used to measure the acidity or basicity of a solution.
- Chemical Equilibrium is a state in which the rates of forward and reverse reactions are equal.
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