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  Application: Biological Molecules and Cells Definition: Compound composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms

Carbon Neutral  Application: Biomass/ Fossil Carbon Definition: An activity that does not change atmospheric CO2 concentrations

Carbon Offsets  Application: Air Pollution Definition: Methods of promoting global CO2 reduction that do not involve a direct reduction in the amount of CO2 actually emitted by a company

Carbon Sequestration  Application: Definition: An approach to stabilizing greenhouse gases by removing CO2 from the atmosphere

Carcinogens  Application: Water Pollution Definition: Chemicals that cause cancer

Carrying Capacity (K)  Application: Population and Community Ecology Definition: The limit of how many individuals in a population the food supply can sustain

Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC)  Application: Chemical Properties of Soil Definition: The ability of a particular soil to absorb and release cations

Cell  Application: All Environmental Systems Consist of Matter 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

Cellular Respiration  Application: Energy Flows through Ecosystems Definition: The process by which cells convert glucose and oxygen into energy, carbon dioxide, and water.