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greatest global mass extinction
Cretaceous mass extinction
mass extinction
Sixth mass extinction
zones of lakes and ponds
littoral zone
limnetic zone
phytoplankton
profundal zone
benthic zone
temperate grassland / cold desert
minerals
strip mining
mining spoils/ tailings
open-pit mining
mountaintop removal
placer mining
range of tolerance
fundamental niche
evolution
microevolution
macroevolution
tundra
International categories of public lands
National Parks
Managed resource protected areas
habitat/species management areas
strict nature reserves and wilderness areas
protected landscapes and seascapes
national monuments
factors that influence population size
density dependent factors
Georgii Gause' experiment
limiting resource
carrying capacity
density independent factors
passive solar heating
active solar energy
photovoltaic solar cells
concentrating solar thermal electricity generation systems
benefits of active solar energy systems
drawbacks of active solar energy systems
geothermal energy
ground source heat pumps
wind turbine
fuel cell
electrolysis
petroleum
crude oil
advantages of petroleum
oil sands
bitumen
CTL
energy intensity
hubbert curve
three kinds of radioactive waste
becquerel (Bq)
curie
nuclear fusion energy
Annual energy consumption worldwide by resource
commercil energy sources
subsistence energy sources
EROEI
electrical grid
capacity
capacity factor
coal
four types of coal
metapopulation
five population characteristics
population size
population density
population distribution
random distribution
uniform distribution
clumped
population sex ratio
population age structure
levels of complexity (least complex to most complex)
individual
population
community
ecosystem
biosphere
four properties of air
air density
water vapor capacity
saturation point
adiabatic heating and cooling
latent heat release
hadley cells
ITCZ
polar cells
k selected species
r selected species
four categories of predators
predation
true predators
herbivores
parasites
pathogens
parasitoids
The layers of Earth's Atmosphere
troposphere
stratosphere
thermosphere
3 causes of unequal heating of the earth
coriolis effect
prevailing wind patterns
earth's tilt and the seasons
Gyres
upwelling
thermohaline circulation
El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO)
rainshadow
biomes
Tundra
Boreal Forest
Temperate Rainforest
temperate seasonal forest
woodland/shrubland
tropical rainforest
tropical seasonal forest/savanna
subtropical desert