APES Unit 0 Test Review Complete
Solutions
Environment - ANSWER-a sum of all the conditions surrounding us that influence life.
Environmental science - ANSWER-the field that looks at interactions among humans
and nature.
System - ANSWER-a set of interacting components that influence one another by
exchanging energy or materials.
Ecosystem - ANSWER-the living (biotic) and non-living (abiotic) components of a
particular place on earth.
Biotic - ANSWER-the living part of the Earth (animals, plants)
Abiotic - ANSWER-the non-living part of the Earth (soil, air, water)
Environmentalist - ANSWER-
Environmental studies - ANSWER-includes environmental science, the study of
interactions among human systems and those found in nature along with other subjects
such as environmental policy, economics, literature and ethics.
Ecosystem services - ANSWER-environments provide life supporting services such as
clean water, timber, fisheries, crops.
Environmental indicators - ANSWER-describe the current state of the environment.
Sustainability - ANSWER-living on the Earth in a way that allows us to use its resources
without depriving future generations of those resources.
Biodiversity - ANSWER-the diversity of life formed in an environment
Species - ANSWER-a group of organisms that is distinct from other groups in form,
behavior or biochemical properties.
Speciation - ANSWER-
Background extinction rate - ANSWER-
Solutions
Environment - ANSWER-a sum of all the conditions surrounding us that influence life.
Environmental science - ANSWER-the field that looks at interactions among humans
and nature.
System - ANSWER-a set of interacting components that influence one another by
exchanging energy or materials.
Ecosystem - ANSWER-the living (biotic) and non-living (abiotic) components of a
particular place on earth.
Biotic - ANSWER-the living part of the Earth (animals, plants)
Abiotic - ANSWER-the non-living part of the Earth (soil, air, water)
Environmentalist - ANSWER-
Environmental studies - ANSWER-includes environmental science, the study of
interactions among human systems and those found in nature along with other subjects
such as environmental policy, economics, literature and ethics.
Ecosystem services - ANSWER-environments provide life supporting services such as
clean water, timber, fisheries, crops.
Environmental indicators - ANSWER-describe the current state of the environment.
Sustainability - ANSWER-living on the Earth in a way that allows us to use its resources
without depriving future generations of those resources.
Biodiversity - ANSWER-the diversity of life formed in an environment
Species - ANSWER-a group of organisms that is distinct from other groups in form,
behavior or biochemical properties.
Speciation - ANSWER-
Background extinction rate - ANSWER-
