Important terms for the Environmental Science Exam

Ecosystem
Carnivore
Desert
Watershed
Omnivore                                                                                 Hypothesis
Sustainability                                                                           Thermal inversion
Asbestos                                                                                 Estivate
Biosphere                                                                                Savannas
Phytoplankton                                                                          Nonpoint pollution
Radon                                                                                      Volatile organic compounds
Acid precipitation                                                                      Competition
Prairie                                                                                      Adaptation
Producers                                                                                Pioneers
Tundra                                                                                     Consumers
Eutrophication                                                                          Aquifer
Niche                                                                                      Herbivore
Estuary                                                                                   Cellular respiration
Species                                                                                   Extinction
Decomposer                                                                             methane
J curve                                                                                     latitude
Weather                                                                                   immigrate
Synthetic                                                                                  sun                  
Stratosphere                                                                             biodiversity                  
Ethanol                                                                                    carrying capacity
Hydroelectric                                                                            exotic species
Climate                                                                                    deuterium
Hunter-gatherer                                                                         passive solar heating
Poaching                                                                                  poaching
Troposphere                                                                              emigrate
Chlorofluorocarbons                                                                   habitat destruction
Active solar heating                                                                   keystone species
Leachate                                                                                  captive breeding
Surface impoundment                                                                wind
Germ plasm bank