PEE - TOPIC 1

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  • Is The Interdisciplinary Study Of The Relationship Of Human
    With Other Organisms And The Nonliving Physical
    Environment.
    Environmental Science
  • Concerned With The
    Physical, Chemical, And Biological Surroundings In Which
    Organisms Live.
    Environmental Science
  • Basic unit of life

    Cell
  • Group of cells performing
    specialized functions
    Organ
  • Unit of living thing w/ organs
    Organism
  • Groups of organisms belonging to
    the same species (genetically
    related interbreeding organisms)
    Population
  • Groups of different populations
    living in a specific area
    Community
  • SMALLEST COMPONENT
    OF AN ELEMENT.
    Atom
  • Chemical structure made
    up of bonded atoms.
    Molecules
  • A STRUCTURAL
    COMPONENT OF A
    CELL.
    Organelle
  • Fundamental structure
    and function of life.
    Cell
  • GROUP OF SIMILAR
    CELLS WITH SIMILAR
    FUNCTIONS.
    Tissue
  • Specialized body parts
    made up of tissues.
    Organ
  • MULTIPLE ORGANS
    WORKING TOGETHER TO
    CARRY OUT LIFE
    FUNCTIONS.
    Organ System
  • An individual living
    thing.
    Organisms
  • ALL INDIVIDUALS OF THE SAME SPECIES
    IN A PARTICULAR AREA.
    Population
  • ALL ORGANISMS IN AN ECOSYSTEM.
    Community
  • ALL THE ECOSYSTEMS
    OF THE EARTH.
    Biosphere
  • ALL LIVING AND NON-LIVING THINGS IN
    A PARTICULAR AREA.
    Ecosystem
  • Discovering things around us
    Observing
  • Contrasting properties of subjects
    Comparing
  • Involve skill of arranging
    Classifying
  • Translates qualitative to quantitative
    info.
    Measuring
  • Skill that relies heavily on the quality of
    observations made

    Inferring
  • Making assumptions
    Predicting
  • Testing the hypothesis
    Expirementation
  • Five steps in scientific method
    State the problem
    Gather data
    Formulate the hypothesis
    Test the hypothesis
    Conclusion
  • Three major environmental crisis
    Population explosion
    Depletion of natural resources
    Pollution
  • Everything on earth is connected; a
    disruption of one will disrupt the whole
    Interdependence and Interconnectedness
  • Nature has its own
    laws & processes to maintain itself
    Bakance of Nature
  • All life forms are important in the ecosystem; the more diverse the ecosystem, the stable it is.
    Diversity and Stability
  • Everything changes on earth
    human may accelerate change in nature.
    Change
  • Materials in the environment
    are not lost, but just transformed
    Materials cycle
  • Most resources are non-renewable, thus must be conserved
    Fitness of Resources
  • Humans are part of nature; they are not masters but stewards of mother earth.
    Stewardship and Cooperation
  • Meeting the needs of the present generation w/o sacrificing the needs of the future generation
    Sustainable Development