 THOMAS MALTHUS – proposed principle of EXOSPHERE-

resources will be depleted bcs of pagtaas ng

population.

RACHEL CARSON – (Silent spring book birds) pesticides

and chemicals na naintroduced will harmed many Earth
species.

GARETT HARDIN – Tragedy of commons (

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST – Who studies, collects,

analyzes data abt environmental condition and prob.

ECOLOGY – Relationship between humans and

organisms and their environment.

ECOSYSTEM – Basic ecological unit, community of

organisms where matter cycles and energy flows.

RENEWABLE RESOURCES – mga pwedeng maproduce

uli within weeks, months, years (forest, fresh air
&water, animals, plants)

 FOSSIL FUEL - Non-renewable energy source

 NITROGEN - Element that’s not recycled by the
ecosystem process of photosynthesis &
respiration
 HEAT - Degraded form of energy
 INCREASE IN POPULATION – not limiting factor
of popu. Growth

LIMITING FACTORS – Temperature, Sunshine, amount

of oxygen

ANTOINE LAVOISIER – proved that matter could not be

created nor destroy (There is really no way throw away

 LAW OF CONSERVATION MATTER

- Dumpsites and Landfills
- Carbon dioxide & ashes are the products
when paper are burned

THE LAW OF ENERGY – like matter it can’t be created or

destroyed, the total amount of energy in the universe is
constant, can transform into another kind but unlike
matter energy cannot be recycled.

 LAW OF ENERGY – Solar panels convert radiant

energy from the sun to electrical energy.

BIOTIC – living component

ABIOTIC – nonliving, it includes all things that help living

things to survive

LAW OF TOLERANCE – If the level of abiotic factors falls

within the tolerance range applicable to its individuals

 OUTGASSING - gases from molten rocks

released much water vapor which collected into
clouds.

ATMOSPHERE – envelope of air that surround the earth

STRATOPAUSE – boundary between stratosphere and

mesosphere