Environmental Science Unit 2

2. Non-living.
6. natural resources Resources that cannot be replaced or replenished within a lifetime.
7. living components of an ecosystem including humans, plant, animals, fungi, and bacteria.
8. Weather of an area; includes factors of temperature, wind, and moisture.
12. Organisms, often bacteria or fungus, that break down dead plants and animal matter, returning organic nutrients back to the ecosystem.
14. Community of living organisms and their environment.
16. Practice of preventing wasteful over use of energy; wise use and management of renewable resources.
17. Protection of the environment that emphasizes the protection of something for its inherent qualities, such as beauty.
18. cycle Also called the hydraulic cycle.

1. Areas of undeveloped land, parks, or farmland that surrounded a community.
3. Organisms that eat plants or other consumers.
4. resource Any material that occurs naturally and can be used for food, energy, or in any way to meet human needs.
5. Harmful substances introduced into the environment.
9. Ability of an ecosystem to sustain a variety of species of both plants and animals
10. natural resources Resources that can be replaced or replenished after use within one lifetime.
11. Act of treating or processing to make suitable for reuse.
13. Green plants that make their own food through photosynthesis.
15. Surface features of a region including hills, valleys, rivers, lakes and mountains