Environmental Science Questions
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All the living organisms (plants, animals, and microorganisms) that live in a particular area.
The total of all the relationships that bear on how an organism copes with the biotic and abiotic factors it faces.
anything that can cause injury, disease, or death to humans
examples of this type of hazard include earthquakes or tornados
putting policies and regulations in place to prevent people from being at risk of a hazard
looks at the expenses and good things that will come out of a proposed law or regulation
a way of enforcing a law that uses monetary enticements
part of a policy's life cycle when a problem is monitored and the law is upheld
part of a policy's life cycle when a law is passed and put into action
The study of all processes influencing the distribution and abundance of organisms and the interactions between living things and their environment.
a measurement of how harmful a chemical is
the combination of a hazard and how vulnerable you are to it
an illness where the cause transfers from animals to humans
number of cases of an illness or disease in a population
an organism that has no nucleus (or something simpler than that) that can cause disease
chemicals that cause birth defects by interfering with the development of the baby in the womb
an organism that has a nucleus that can cause a disease
where 1 person or a small group makes the economic decisions for the whole country
an item you can touch and transfer to someone else
wrote about the effects of DDT on animals and humans and is known for sparking the environmental movement