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Adaption and Competition Flashcards

1
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What is ecology about?

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About how things interact with each and their environment.

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2
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What is ecology sometimes called?

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The study of ecosystems.

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3
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What is an environment made up,of?

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Lots of different ecosystems

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4
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What is an ecosystem made up of?

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Habitat and community

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5
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A non living part of an ecosystem is called the _________ and a loving part is called the ________.

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Habitat

Community

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6
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What is an habitat? And what does it have?

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The habitat is the place where organisms live. Right conditions for organisms that live there to thrive such as amount of light, oxygen or water and a suitable temperature.

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7
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What is the community?

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All the plants and animals that live in the habitat.

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Each community is made of different ________ Of animals and plants.

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Populations

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What is a population?

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A population is a group of individuals of the same species.

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10
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Each population in the community is _____ to live in that particular habitat.

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Adapted

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11
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True or False

There are different ecosystems both on land and in water.

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True

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12
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What do ecosystems make up together?

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The biosphere

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13
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Each ecosystem has particular conditions or __________ _________. Animals and plants must be adapted to these in order to survive.

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Environmental factors

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14
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What are the 4 environmental factors?

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Water
Temperature
Light
Air

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15
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What adaptions to animals that live in dry places have?

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Adaptions that cut down water loss.

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16
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Why do mammals and birds have to maintain a constant body temperature?

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This is because the enzymes, catalyze reactions in their cells, work best at a particular temperature.

17
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True or False

Very few organisms can live outside the range of 0-50 Degrees Celsius

A

False,0-40 Degrees Celsius

18
Q

“Penguins can withstand temperatures of

_____Degrees Celsius and some bacteria have adapted to live in hot springs at over _______.

A

-80 Degrees Celsius

100 Degrees Celsius

19
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True or False

Some plants thrive in the shade

A

True

20
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What are biotic factors?

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Factors caused by other living organisms present in the community.

21
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What do plants compete for?

A

Light,space, water and soil nutrients

22
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What do animals compete for?

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Food,space (territory) and mates

23
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True of False

There can’t be competition between animals and plants of different species

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False, there can be.

24
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True or False
There can be competition between individuals of the same species.
If so give an example:

A

True, as in the case of these terns competing for nesting sites.s

25
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What is a predator?

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An animal that feeds by hunting and killing its prey.

26
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What adaptions can predators have?

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Fast running, swimming or flying and sharp teeth, beak or claws.

27
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The _____ must be well adapted to escape from its predator in order to survive.

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Prey

28
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Some ______ cause disease.

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Microbes

29
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What is a parasite?

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An organism that lives in or on another organism called a host.

30
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How do parasites benefit?

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By getting food to the host’s detriment.

31
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Name all the biotic factors:(6)

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Competition 
Predation 
Disease 
Grazers 
Decomposers 
Effects of humans
32
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What are grazers?

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Animals that eat plants.

33
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What is another name for a grazer?

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Herbivores or Primary Consumers

34
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Grazers spend a great deal of their time eating plants in order to convert the energy and ________ content of their food into new growth (_______).

A

Nutrient

Biomass

35
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What are decomposers?

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These are microbes that release enzymes to break down dead and decaying material.

36
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What are the main decomposers?

A

Bacteria and Fungi

37
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Decomposers are important in the ________ of________.

A

Cycling

Nutrients

38
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True or False

Human activity affects the survival of other living organisms

A

True

39
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Name the five ways in which human activity the survival of organisms by changing their habitat:

A 
Forestry
Transport 
Housing 
Industry 
Farming

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