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What type of energy is stored in food or carbon compounds?
What type of energy is stored in food or carbon compounds?
What is the term for the energy in moving objects?
What is the term for the energy in moving objects?
What is the basis of the cycles of elements that occur in ecosystems?
What is the basis of the cycles of elements that occur in ecosystems?
What is the study of thermodynamics concerned with?
What is the study of thermodynamics concerned with?
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What is the name of the law that deals with the conservation of energy?
What is the name of the law that deals with the conservation of energy?
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What is the source of energy that enters the ecosystem through photosynthesis?
What is the source of energy that enters the ecosystem through photosynthesis?
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What is a characteristic of the alpine tundra?
What is a characteristic of the alpine tundra?
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Why do alpine tundra plants have deep pigmentation and weathered leaves?
Why do alpine tundra plants have deep pigmentation and weathered leaves?
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What percentage of the Earth's surface is covered by oceans?
What percentage of the Earth's surface is covered by oceans?
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Why do marine species depend on photosynthetic organisms?
Why do marine species depend on photosynthetic organisms?
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What is a characteristic of open oceans?
What is a characteristic of open oceans?
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What is the term for the average number of years an individual can expect to live given their present age?
What is the term for the average number of years an individual can expect to live given their present age?
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What is the highest rank of organisms in biology?
What is the highest rank of organisms in biology?
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What is a common feature of alpine tundra and arctic tundra?
What is a common feature of alpine tundra and arctic tundra?
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What is the branch of biology that classifies all living things?
What is the branch of biology that classifies all living things?
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What is the study of population growth and its implications on the environment, economy, and development?
What is the study of population growth and its implications on the environment, economy, and development?
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What is a key factor in examining how population growth affects the environment and economy?
What is a key factor in examining how population growth affects the environment and economy?
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What is a major concern related to population growth and natural resources?
What is a major concern related to population growth and natural resources?
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What is the primary focus of the scientific discipline that overlaps with biology, chemistry, pharmacology, and medicine?
What is the primary focus of the scientific discipline that overlaps with biology, chemistry, pharmacology, and medicine?
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What is the term for an antigen that produces an abnormally potent immune response?
What is the term for an antigen that produces an abnormally potent immune response?
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What type of toxins are destructive to nerve tissue?
What type of toxins are destructive to nerve tissue?
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What is the term for a physical or chemical agent that causes an increase in D.N.A. modifications?
What is the term for a physical or chemical agent that causes an increase in D.N.A. modifications?
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What is the term for any agent that can disrupt embryonic or fetal development?
What is the term for any agent that can disrupt embryonic or fetal development?
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What is the term for any substance or agent that promotes cancer development?
What is the term for any substance or agent that promotes cancer development?
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What is the primary focus of environmental health?
What is the primary focus of environmental health?
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According to the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) program, what is used to measure disease burden?
According to the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) program, what is used to measure disease burden?
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Which of the following diseases has been completely eradicated?
Which of the following diseases has been completely eradicated?
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What is the term used to describe the impact of a disease on an individual's well-being and ability to function?
What is the term used to describe the impact of a disease on an individual's well-being and ability to function?
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What is a key factor that contributes to morbidity and mortality?
What is a key factor that contributes to morbidity and mortality?
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What is the current status of AIDS?
What is the current status of AIDS?
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Study Notes
Alpine Tundra
- Occurs on near mountaintops with short and extraordinary growing seasons
- Has a similar environmental condition and vegetation to the Arctic tundra
- Plants have deep pigmentation and weathered leaves to protect against the thin mountain atmosphere
- Has a low diversity compared to other biomes
Marine Ecosystems
- Cover three-fourths of the Earth's surface
- Have an essential role but often unrecognized compared to terrestrial ecosystems
- Most marine species depend on photosynthetic organisms, similar to terrestrial animals
- Open oceans have low productivity and are often associated with biological deserts
Toxins
- Allergens: produce an abnormally potent immune response, recognized by the immune system to cause an allergic reaction
- Neurotoxins: destructive to nerve tissue, an extensive class of exogenous chemical, neurological insults
- Mutagens: physical or chemical agents that cause an increase in DNA modifications
- Teratogens: disrupt embryonic or fetal development, causing congenital disabilities or ceasing pregnancy
- Carcinogens: substances or agents that promote cancer development, causing genome damage or disruption of cells' metabolic processes
- Persistent Organic Pollutants (P.O.P.s): can impair physical and psychological functions
Disease and Health
- Disease: the impairment of an individual's well-being and capacity to function
- Environmental health: focuses on disease-causing external factors, including natural, social, cultural, and technological worlds
- Global Burden of Disease (GBD): a comprehensive research program assessing mortality and disability from major diseases, injuries, and risk factors
- Mortality data is based on Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) as a measure of disease burden
Energy and Conservation
- Energy: provides the force to hold matter together, tear it apart, and move from one place to another
- Types of energy: Kinetic Energy, Potential Energy, and Chemical Energy
- Conservation of matter: has a direct bearing on human relationship with the biosphere, using natural resources to produce goods
- Thermodynamics: deals with how energy is transferred in natural processes, governed by physics laws, including the law of conservation of matter and the laws of thermodynamics
Ecosystem Dynamics
- Governed by physics laws, including the law of conservation of matter and the laws of thermodynamics
- Recycling of matter: the basis of the cycles of elements that occur in ecosystems, such as solar energy converted to chemical energy through photosynthesis
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Description
This quiz covers the basics of energy and matter, including kinetic energy, potential energy, chemical energy, and the concept of conservation of matter.
