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Homework:
2/18 - Copy vocabulary words in NB
1. carrying
capacity - of
a biological species in an environment is the maximum population size
of the species that the environment can sustain indefinitely, given the food, habitat, water and other necessities available
in the environment.
2. population - a :
the
whole number of people or inhabitants in a country or region b : the total of individuals
occupying an area or making up a whole.
3. population explosion - Humans have
already exceeded the carrying capacity of Earth. The population explosion has
thrown off our planets natural ecosystems.
4. landfill - 1. a low area of land that is
built up from deposits of solid refuse in layers covered by soil. 2. the solid
refuse itself.
5. hazardous waste - waste that is
dangerous or potentially harmful to our health or the environment. Hazardous
wastes can be liquids, solids, gases, or sludges.
6. conservation - a careful preservation
and protection of something
7. composting - is the transformation of organic material (plant matter)
through decomposition into a soil-like matter.
8. recyclable - Capable of being recycled:
recyclable plastic. n. An item or material that can be recycled
9. sanitary landfill - is a waste disposal
facility where layers of compacted garbage are covered with layers of earth.
10. oxygen - is a colorless, odorless,
tasteless gaseous chemical element which appears in great abundance on Earth,
trapped by the atmosphere
11.
phytoremediation - is the direct use of green plants and their associated
microorganisms to stabilize or reduce contamination in soils, sludges,
sediments, surface
