Adaptations, Interdependence And Competition Flashcards

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Biosphere

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The volume of the eartg’s surface where organsims can be found

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Biome

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The biosphere is made up of several types of biomes

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Ecosystm

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An ecosystem is part of a biome

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Community

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This is all the different species that live in the same habitat at the same time

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Population

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Ecosystems and communities contain populations of species

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Individual

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Finally each population is made up of many individuals

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Interdependence

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Within a community each species depends on other species

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How are animal and plants dependent on eachother(4)

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  • plants produce food by photosynthesis
  • animals eat plants
  • animals pollinate plants
  • animals eat other animals
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Biotic

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Living factors

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Aniotic factors

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Non-living factors

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What is biodiversity

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The variety of all the different species of organisms on earth or within an ecosystem

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Impacts of pollution on biodiversity(2)

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  • destroy habitats

- earths resources are destroyed

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How can pollution occur

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  • release of green house gasses

- increase in wastage

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If the biodiversity is low what can humans do to prevent this(how to manage pollution)(2)

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  • recycling

- reducing de forestation

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Describe some of the biological effects of global warming

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  • loss of habitats

- increase in migration of species to new places

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Describe the things that scientists have introduced to reduce the negative effects of humans on ecosystems and biodiversity.

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  • breeding for endangered species programs

- re introducing hedgerows