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ESS IB Test Review UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers Abiotic Factor - Correct Answer- A non-living, physical factor that may influence an organism or ecosystem; i.e. temperature, sunlight, pH, salinity, precipitation Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) - Correct Answer- A measure of the amount of dissolved oxygen required to break down the organic material in a given volume of water through aerobic biological activity Biodegradable - Correct Answer- Capable of being broken down b...

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greenhouse gas a gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation such as CFC's and carbon dioxide (unlike non-greenhouse gases) Any gas that traps radiation in the Earth's atmosphere is a GHG. 5 major greenhouse gases -carbon dioxide -nitrous oxides -Tropospheric ozone -Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) -methane IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) a scientific body under the United Nations. It reviews and assesses the most recent scientific, tech...

model a simplified description designed to show the structure or working of an object, system or concept. open system type ***** in which both matter and energy are exchanged with its surroundings closed system type ****** in which energy but not matter is exchanged with its surroundings Gaia hypothesis developed by James Lovelock, compares the Earth to a living organism in which feedback mechanisms maintain equilibrium