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Species and Population
Define species,
Define habitat,
What is a niche
38
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Flows of Energy and Matter
Where does energy come from,
What is energy from the sun called,
Is all the suns energy absorbed b...
18
cards
Investigating Ecosystems
How do you place a quadrat,
What is a quadrat,
When do you use random and when d...
11
cards
Systems and Models
What is a system,
What is a system comprised of,
What is a storage
19
cards
Communities and ecosystems
Define an ecosystem,
Define a community
29
cards
Ecological Pyramids
What are ecological pyramids,
What does a pyramid of numbers show
21
cards
Biomes, Zonation and Succession
What is a biome,
What are the five categories of b...,
What are characteristic features ...
19
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Energy and Equilibria
What is the first rule of thermod...,
What is the model of the first la...,
What is the second law of thermod...
12
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Gaia
What is the theory of gaia,
Why does earth have the lowest en...
2
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Environmental Perspectives
What are the four environmental p...,
Examples of ecocentric
6
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History of Environmentalism
Discuss chernobyl,
Discuss silent spring
2
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Energy choices and security
Where does society get its energy...,
What is energy security,
What factors do energy choices ma...
10
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Climate change - causes and impacts
What is weather,
What is climate,
What is the difference between we...
62
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Climate change - mitigation and adaption
What is mitigation,
What is adaption,
Why do people take the do nothing...
36
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Models
What is a model,
Weaknesses of models,
Strengths on models
5
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Greenhouse effect
Explain carbon cycle
1
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Biodiversity and Conservation
What is species diversity,
What is species richness,
What is species evenness
20
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Origins of Biodiversity
What is speciation,
How does speciation occur,
How can humans speed up speciation
19
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Threats to biodiversity
What is extinction,
What factors help to maintain bio...,
How does complexity of the ecosys...
33
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Biodiversity case studies
Name an endangered species,
Describe the carnabys cockatoo br...,
Why is it going extinct
15
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Conservation of Biodiversity
Why conserve biodiversity,
Direct values of biodiversity,
Indirect values of biodiversity
31
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Measuring abundance
What are the ways you can measure...
1
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Investigating Ecosystems 2
Where to collect data,
What areas including abiotic fact...,
How can you measure abundance
18
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Soil Systems
What is soil made up of,
What is the function of rock part...,
What is humus
28
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Food production systems and food choices
What is subsistence farming,
What is cash cropping,
What is commercial farming
30
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Soil Degradation and Conservation
Human activities that lead to soi...,
What does overgrazing cause to ha...,
What does overcropping cause to h...
22
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Resources
What is a resource,
How would ecocentrists change hum...,
Why is it hard to measure human c...
24
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Water Systems
What is most of the water on earth,
What percentage of the earths wat...,
What percentage of the earths wat...
22
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Access to fresh water
Why can we not just desalinate water,
What do humans use water for,
What is wrong with water worlwide
11
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Aquatic Food Production Systems
What are benthic organisms,
What are pelagic organisms,
Why are fish an important food fo...
17
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Water Pollution
Examples of freshwater pollution ...,
Examples of marine pollution sources,
What is biochemical oxygen demand
5
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Water Pollution
Sources of fresh water pollution,
Sources of marine pollution,
What is biochemical oxygen demand
12
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Atmospheric systems and society
What is the atmosphere made up of,
Distance of troposphere,
Distance of stratosphere
7
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