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    BSN- 2838 | JACQUILYN G.

    LUGSANAY, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE (GE15)

    Environmental Science

    Environmental Science

    Environment

    World Wildlife Fund

    Environmental
    Justice Movement

    Open system

    Second law of
    thermodynamics

    Population

    Ecological pyramids

    Food webs
    Environmental science is an interdisciplinary study that often aims to comprehend how
    people and the environment interact. Additionally, it deals with how human activities impact
    the environment.

    We need to recognize how environmental science connects to our lives due to how it
    directly addresses the issues we face today by focusing on how we might preserve life on Earth
    by discovering solutions that continue to grow as good to its challenges.

    Science is the purposeful attempt made by humans to use their knowledge and
    experience to manipulate the natural world for their own gain. Here are some of the basic
    principles, Empirical evidence, is based on observations and data gathered through sensory
    experience and experimentation. Systematic and Logical Approach, It involves formulating
    hypotheses, conducting experiments or making observations, collecting data, and analyzing the
    data to draw valid conclusions. Interdisciplinary Nature, science is not limited to a single
    discipline but often involves collaboration between various fields, as many natural phenomena
    are complex and multifaceted.

    DIFFERENCES

    Food chain Food web

    Ethics permeates all aspects of life, and our choices regarding how to use or not use
    natural resources are partially influenced by the underlying worldviews we hold. Maybe your
    fundamental ethical premise is that you should be kind to your neighbors or strive to make a
    positive impact on your community. For example, environmental justice which ethical
    frameworks help advocate for equitable access to a clean and healthy environment for all.
    Moral Responsibility, where individuals and societies protect and preserve the environment for
    current and future generations. Without ethical considerations, there may be a lack of
    motivation to address environmental issues.
    Environmental science utilizes diverse disciplines like biology, chemistry, physics, geology,
    sociology, and economics to address complex and interconnected environmental issues.

    Environmental science highlights the significance of coming up with solutions that strike a
    balance between social, economic, and environmental issues.

    Environmental ethics frequently sparks moral questions about our duty to the environment and
    other species, igniting debates about moral standards, values, and our moral obligations to both.

    Each organism in a food chain serves as a source of food for the organisms that follow it in a
    linear pattern.
    A food web represents interactions between species in an ecosystem in a more sophisticated and
    precise way. There are a lot of food chains there that are related. Organisms in a food web are
    interconnected with numerous chains and may consume and be consumed by different species.

    Environmental science focuses on the potential impacts of human activities like habitat destruction,
    pollution, and overfishing on the food webs and food chains. Ecosystems that have been disturbed
    may go out of balance, which would have an effect on both wildlife and human populations who
    depend on healthy ecosystems for their food supply and other resources.

    Conservation and restoration initiatives are guided by the knowledge of food webs and chains held
    by environmental scientists.

    We can better grasp how energy moves within ecosystems thanks to thermodynamics. Energy can
    only be changed, according to the first law of thermodynamics, sometimes referred to as the law of
    conservation of energy. Understanding energy transfer in food webs, ecosystems, and global energy
    balances all depend on this notion.

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