1. VISUAL VOCABULARY SLIDES (EVAPOTRANSFORMATION - FAMILY PLANNING) Fatmeh Ali Dr, Janell Simpson AP Environmental Science 9 April 2012

2. Evapotranspiration  The combined amount of evaporation and transpiration  Application:  Ecosystem Ecology

3. Evolution  A change in the genetic composition of a population over time  Application:  Evolution of biodiversity

4. Evolution by Artificial Selection  A change in the genetic composition of a population over time as a result of humans selecting which individuals breed, typically with preconceived set of traits  Application:  Evolution of Biodiversity

5. Evolution by Natural Selection  A change in the genetic composition of a population over time as a result of the environment determining which individuals are most likely to survive  Application:  Evolution of Biodiversity

6. Exotic Species (Alien Species)  A species living outside its historical range  Application:  Invasive Species

7. Experimental Growth Model  N t= N 0 ^rt  A growth model that estimates a population’s future size( N t ), after a period of time (t), based on the intrinsic growth rate(r) and the number of reproducing individuals currently in the population ( N 0 )  Application:  Population and Community Ecology

8. Externality  The cost or benefit of a good or service that is not included in the purchase price of that food or service  Application  Land, public and private

9. Extinction  The death of last member of species  Application:  Conservation of Biodiversity

10. Extrusive Igneous Rock  Rock that forms when magma cools above Earth’s surface  Application:  Rocks and Minerals

11. Exurban  An area similar to a suburb, but unconnected to any central city or densely populated area  Application:  Expansion of Residential Land Use

12. Family Planning  The practice of regulating the number or spacing of an offspring through the use of birth control  Application:  The Human Population