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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
Definition:
Compound
composed of
carbon, hydrogen,
and oxygen atoms

Application: Biological
Molecules and Cells
Carbon Neutral
Definition:
An activity that does
not change
atmospheric CO2
concentrations

Application: Biomass/ Fossil
Carbon
Carbon Offsets
Definition:
Methods of
promoting global
CO2 reduction that
do not involve a
direct reduction in
the amount of CO2
actually emitted by
a company

Application: Air Pollution
Carbon Sequestration
Definition:
An approach to
stabilizing
greenhouse gases
by removing CO2
from the
atmosphere

Application:
Carcinogens
Definition:
Chemicals that cause
cancer

Application: Water Pollution
Carrying Capacity (K)
Definition:
The limit of how
many individuals in
a population the
food supply can
sustain

Application: Population and
Community Ecology
Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC)
Definition:
The ability of a
particular soil to
absorb and release
cations

Application: Chemical Properties
of Soil
Cell
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

Application: All Environmental
Systems Consist of Matter
Cellular Respiration
Definition:
The process by
which cells convert
glucose and oxygen
into energy, carbon
dioxide, and water.

Application: Energy Flows
through Ecosystems