Foundational vocabulary and core principles for AP Environmental Science, covering ecosystem structure, biogeochemical cycles, and energy flow.
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Environment
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The sum of all the conditions surrounding us that influence life, including physical, chemical, and biological factors. It is the external surroundings and conditions in which an organism lives.
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Environmental Science (ES)
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An interdisciplinary academic field that integrates physical, biological, and information sciences to study the environment and the solution of environmental problems. Unlike ecology, it often includes social and political aspects.
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Ecology
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The branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings. It focuses specifically on the interactions within the natural world.
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Organism
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An individual living thing, such as a plant, animal, bacterium, or fungus. It is the most fundamental unit of study in ecology.
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Species
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A group of organisms that are similar enough to interbreed and produce fertile offspring in nature. It is a fundamental unit of biological classification.
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