Rosalyn Therese S.

Rayos
9 – Hyacinth Environmental Science
Balance of Nature
Answer the following questions:
1. Explain in greater details the meaning of balance of nature. (Minimum of 5
sentences).
 the stable state in which natural communities of animals and plants
exist, maintained by adaptation, competition, and other interactions
between members of the communities and their nonliving
environment. The balance of nature is a theory that proposes that
ecological systems are usually in a stable equilibrium (homeostasis),
which is to say that a small change in some particular parameter (the
size of a particular population, for example) will be corrected by
some negative feedback that will bring the parameter back to its
original "point of balance" with the rest of the system. It may apply
where populations depend on each other, for example in
predator/prey systems, or relationships between herbivores and
their food source. It is also sometimes applied to the relationship
between the Earth's ecosystem, the composition of the atmosphere,
and the world's weather. The Gaia hypothesis is a balance of nature-
based theory that suggests that the Earth and its ecology may act as
coordinated systems in order to maintain the balance of nature.

2. Name some ways by which humas upset the balance of nature.

 Impacts from human activity on land and in the water can influence
ecosystems profoundly. Climate change, ocean acidification,
permafrost melting, habitat loss, eutrophication, stormwater runoff,
air pollution, contaminants, and invasive species are among many
problems facing ecosystems. Some examples include the mining of
natural resources like coal, the hunting and fishing of animals for
food, and the clearing of forests for urbanization and wood use. The
extensive overuse of nonrenewable resources, like fossil fuels, can
cause great harm to the environment.
3. Research and write a short description of the contributions of the
Babylonians, Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans in modern civilization.
 Babylonians - Among the most important contributions of Babylonia
are the first ever positional number system; accomplishments in
advanced mathematics; laying the foundation for all western
astronomy; and impressive works in art, architecture and literature.
 Egyptians - Ancient monuments and grand temples aside, the ancient
Egyptians invented a number of items which one simply takes for
granted in the modern day. Paper and ink, cosmetics, the toothbrush
and toothpaste, even the ancestor of the modern breath mint, were
all invented by the Egyptians. Egyptians had to invented
mathematics, geometry, surveying, metallurgy, astronomy,
accounting, writing, paper, medicine, the ramp, the lever, the plough,
mills for grinding grain and all the paraphernalia that goes with large
organized societies.
 Greeks - The ancient Greeks created the world's first democracy.
Athens started out with a monarchy and then advanced to an
oligarchy until it finally reached a democracy. The democratic
government consisted of 6,000 assembly members, all of whom were
adult male citizens. The assembly voted on issues throughout Athens.
 Romans - They understood the laws of physics well enough to
develop aqueducts and better ways to aid water flow. They
harnessed water as energy for powering mines and mills. They also
built an expansive road network, a great achievement at the time.
Their roads were built by laying gravel and then paving with rock
slabs. The Romans implemented principles of building up knowledge
through application in both their military and political training
systems that are still used today.