ECOLOGY- The study of the interactions between life and its physical environment. GEOSCIENCES-Environmental geology ATMOSPHERE- the protective blanket of gases surrounding the Earth. HYDROSPHERE- comprises all types of water resources oceans, seas, la

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  1. 2. ECOLOGY - examines the interactions between species and considers how factors such as predation, competition, disease, and disturbance affect community structure and organization.
  2. 3. Economic, social and political elements are essentially manmade features, which make cultural milieu.
  3. 5. - is a process that takes away mineral components from saline water
  4. 6. of modern ecology
  5. 10. Plants, animals, microorganisms, and
  6. 12. – The study of living organisms and their interactions with the environment.
  7. 16. Sulfur- is found in the form of sulfur dioxide
  8. 19. A testable explanation or prediction based on observations and prior knowledge.
  9. 20. A controlled procedure used to test whether a hypothesis is supported or disproved.
  10. 22. ocean contain 97.5% and the other contain 2.5%
  11. 23. Factors – The nonliving components of an ecosystem, such as sunlight, water, soil, and temperature.
  12. 24. weathering- as sulfur-containing rocks weather, sulfur is released into the soil.
  13. 27. TIDE - is a common name for algal blooms, which are large concentrations of aquatic microorganisms, such as protozoans and unicellular algae (e.g. dinoflagellates and diatoms)
  14. 28. – Everything surrounding an organism, including living and nonliving components.
  15. 29. outer mantle of the solid earth.
  16. 30. – A community of living organisms interacting with each other and their physical environment.
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  1. 1. ECOLOGY - examines factors that affect population size and composition.
  2. 4. ability to move things, do work, or transfer heat
  3. 7. cycle- is the circulation of oxygen in various forms through nature.
  4. 8. FACTORS – The living components of an ecosystem.
  5. 9. geology
  6. 11. comprises all types of water resources oceans, seas, lakes, rivers, streams, reservoir, polar icecaps, glaciers, and ground water.
  7. 13. - consists of all the organisms of all the species that inhabit a particular area.
  8. 14. the protective blanket of gases surrounding the Earth.
  9. 15. the variable character of the human habitat, its opportunities as well as limitations.
  10. 17. - is a group of individuals of the same species living in a particular geographic area.
  11. 18. is a component of nucleic acids, phospholipids, and ATP and other energy storing molecules.
  12. 21. - advocacy for the protection or preservation of the natural environment.
  13. 25. Where life operates.
  14. 26. The study of the interactions between life and its physical environment.