Environmental Science Fall 2024

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Vestigial Structures

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Structures that exist in the body but are no longer needed, such as wisdom teeth and the appendix.

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Biodiversity in Biomes

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The tropical rainforest has more biodiversity than any other land biome, including exotic brightly colored birds and frogs.

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Artificial Selection

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A process in which humans breed plants and animals for specific traits, exemplified by modern-day dogs and corn.

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Human Resource Consumption

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Human resource consumption has increased dramatically over the last several hundred years.

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Law of Supply and Demand

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As the demand for a good or service increases, the value of that good or service also increases.

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Tropical Rainforest

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A biome characterized by high rainfall, warm temperatures, and a vast diversity of plant and animal species.

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Natural Selection

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The process by which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.

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Homologous Structures

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Anatomical features in different species that share a common ancestry, such as the forelimbs of humans and whales.

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Niche

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The role or function of an organism or species within an ecosystem, including its habitat, resource use, and interactions.

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Tragedy of the Commons

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A situation in which individuals use a shared resource to the extent that it becomes depleted, leading to negative consequences for the whole group.