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Unit 1 – The Living World: Ecosystems
1.10 Energy Flow and the 10% Rule
1.1 Introduction to Ecosystems
1.11 Food Chains and Food Webs
1.2 Terrestrial Biomes
1.3 Aquatic Biomes
1.4 The Carbon Cycle
1.5 The Nitrogen Cycle
1.6 The Phosphorous Cycle
1.7 The Hydrologic Cycle
1.8 Primary Productivity
1.9 Trophic Levels
Unit 2 – The Living World: Biodiversity
2.1 Introduction to Biodiversity
2.2 Ecosystem Services
2.3 Island Biogeography
2.4 Ecological Tolerance
2.5 Natural Disruptions to Ecosystems
2.6 Adaptations
2.7 Ecological Succession
Unit 3 – Populations
3.1 Generalist and Specialist Species
3.2 K-Selected r-Selected Species
3.3 Survivorship Curves
3.4 Carrying Capacity
3.5 Population Growth and Resource Availability
3.6 Age Structure Diagrams
3.7 Total Fertility Rate
3.8 Human Population Dynamics
3.9 Demographic Transition
Unit 4 – Earth Systems & Resources
4.1 Tectonic Plates
4.2 Soil Formation and Erosion
4.3 Soil Composition and Properties
4.4 Earth's Atmosphere
4.5 Global Wind Patterns
4.6 Watersheds
4.7 Solar Radiation and Earth's Seasons
4.8 Earth's Geography and Climate
4.9 El Niño and La Niña
Unit 5 – Land & Water Use
5.10 Impacts of Urbanization
5.1 The Tragedy of the Commons
5.11 Ecological Footprints
5.12 Intro to Sustainability
5.13 Methods to Reduce Urban Runoff
5.14 Integrated Pest Management
5.15 Sustainable Agriculture
5.16 Aquaculture
5.17 Sustainable Forestry
5.2 Clearcutting
5.3 The Green Revolution
5.4 Impacts of Agricultural Practices
5.5 Irrigation Methods
5.6 Pest Control Methods
5.7 Meat Production Methods
5.8 Impacts of Overfishing
5.9 Impacts of Mining
Unit 6 – Energy Resources & Consumption
6.1 Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources
6.10 Geothermal Energy
6.11 Hydrogen Fuel Cell
6.12 Wind Energy
6.13 Energy Conservation
6.2 Global Energy Consumption
6.3 Fuel Types and Uses
6.4 Distribution of Natural Resources
6.5 Fossil Fuels
6.6 Nuclear Power
6.7 Energy from Biomass
6.8 Solar Energy
6.9 Hydroelectric Power
Unit 7 – Atmospheric Pollution
7.1 Introduction to Air Pollution
7.2 Photochemical Smog
7.3 Thermal Inversion
7.4 Atmospheric CO2 and Particulates
7.5 Indoor Air Pollutants
7.6 Reduction of Air Pollutants
7.7 Acid Rain
7.8 Noise Pollution
Unit 8 – Aquatic & Terrestrial Pollution
8.1 Sources of Pollution
8.10 Waste Reduction Methods
8.11 Sewage Treatment
8.12 Lethal Dose 50% (LD50)
8.13 Dose Response Curve
8.14 Pollution and Human Health
8.15 MC Answers and Review
8.2 Human Impacts on Ecosystems
8.3 Endocrine Disruptors
8.4 Human Impacts on Wetlands and Mangroves
8.5 Eutrophication
8.6 Thermal Pollution
8.7 Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
8.8 Bioaccumulation and Biomagnification
8.9 Solid Waste Disposal
Unit 9 – Global Change
9.10 Human Impacts on Biodiversity
9.1 Stratospheric Ozone Depletion
9.2 Reducing Ozone Depletion
9.3 The Greenhouse Effect
9.4 Increases in the Greenhouse Gases
9.5 Global Climate Change
9.6 Ocean Warming
9.7 Ocean Acidification
9.8 Invasive Species
9.9 Endangered Species
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10% efficiency threshold
10% Rule
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Abiotic pathway
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Acid Rain Prevention
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Activated Sludge Tanks
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Aedes mosquito
Aerated Lagoons
Aeration
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Aesthetic values
Age Structure Diagram
Age Structure Diagrams
Agricultural Activities
Agricultural Practices
Agricultural Runoff
Agriculture
Air Pollutants
Air Pollution
Air Quality
Air quality regulation
Alcohol Fuels
Algae
Algal Bloom
Algal Blooms
Alleles
Allergies and respiratory diseases
Allopatric speciation
Alternative toxicity testing methods
Amazon Rainforest
Ammonia (NH3)
Ammonia Gas
Ammonification
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Anaerobic Digestion
Anaerobic respiration
Analyze an Environmental Problem and Propose a Solution
Animal Communication
Annex A
Annex B
Annex C
Annual Percent Change formula
Anopheles mosquitoes
Anoxic
Antarctic Ozone Hole
Anthracite coal
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Anthropogenic climate change
Anthropogenic CO2 emissions
Anthropogenic Environmental Change
Anthropogenic Source
Antibiotic resistance
Antimicrobial-resistant gonorrhea
Apex predator
Aphotic Zone
Aquaculture
Aquatic Biomes
Aquatic ecosystem
Aquatic Ecosystems
Aquatic Fishery Resources
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