| A | B |
|---|
| organism | a living thing |
| environmental science | study of living things and the environment |
| environment | organisms natural and man made surroundings |
| Natural environment | all living and non living things in nature |
| built environment | what humans have made |
| natural resources | material found in nature that is useful |
| applied science | uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems |
| culture | languages, religions, customs, arts and dress |
| cell | basic unit of life |
| dissolve | to break apart |
| energy | ability to do work |
| reproduce | to breed and produce offspring |
| electromagnetic radiation | made up of electric and magnetic waves |
| nutrient | chemical organisms need to grow |
| species | group of organisms that can breed with each other |
| pesticide | chemical used to kill or control pests |
| Homo sapiens | scientific name for modern man |
| Hunter-gatherer | person who hunts, gathers food and moves |
| agriculture | another word for farming |
| cycle | a repeating pattern |
| landscape | characteristic of the land |
| mass produce | produce in large quantities using machines |
| habitat | place where an organism lives |
| pollution | anything added to environment that is harmful |
| diversity | variety |
| ecosystem | all living and non living thing found in an area |
| global | affecting the entire world |
| regional | affecting part of the world |
| overconsumption | using more resources than can be replaced |
| biodiveristy | variety of life on earth |
| extinct | when no members fo a species remain |
| value | what is important to a person |
| scientific method | steps to test a problem |
| variable | what is tested in an experiment |
| data | information collected during experiment |
| ethics | a set of maral priciples |
| principle | a basic law or truth |
| consequence | effect of an action |
| subjective | influenced by personal feeling or opinions |
