VISUAL VOCABULARY SLIDES (CAPILLARY ACTION - CELLULAR RESPIRATION)

Fatmeh Ali

Dr. Janell Simpson

AP Environmental Science

27 March 2012

Capillary Action

Definition:

Property of water that occurs when adhesion if water molecules to a surface is stronger than cohesion between molecules

Application: Properties of Water

Carbohydrate

Application: Biological Molecules and Cells

Definition:

Compound composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms

Carbon Neutral

Application: Biomass/ Fossil Carbon

Definition:

An activity that does not change atmospheric CO2 concentrations

Carbon Offsets

Application: Air Pollution

Definition:

Methods of promoting global CO2 reduction that do not involve a direct reduction in the amount of CO2 actually emitted by a company

Carbon Sequestration

Application:Definition:

An approach to stabilizing greenhouse gases by removing CO2 from the atmosphere

Carcinogens

Application: Water Pollution

Definition:

Chemicals that cause cancer

Carrying Capacity (K)

Application: Population and Community Ecology

Definition:

The limit of how many individuals in a population the food supply can sustain

Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC)

Application: Chemical Properties of Soil

Definition:

The ability of a particular soil to absorb and release cations

Cell

Application: All Environmental Systems Consist of Matter

Definition:

A highly organized living entity that consists of the four types of macromolecules and other substances in a watery solution, surrounded by a membrane

Cellular Respiration

Application: Energy Flows through Ecosystems

Definition:

The process by which cells convert glucose and oxygen into energy, carbon dioxide, and water.