Bio test Flashcards

Biology

1
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Different populations that live together in the same place are called a

A

Community

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2
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Put the following in order that best illustrates the cycling of matter and energy.

A) decomposers B)Sun
C)Plants
D) Large animals
E)Small animals
F) Insects

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BCFEDA

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3
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True or False, biodiversity will help a species survive a variety of environmental conditions?

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True

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4
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Symbiotic Relationships that both benefit

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Mutualism

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5
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Symbiotic Relationships that One is benefit while the other remains neutral?

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Commensalism

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6
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Symbiotic Relationships that One is harmed and other benefits

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Parasitism

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7
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2 Examples of mutualism

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Bee and flower, clown fish and anemone

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8
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Two examples of parasitism

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Fleas and dogs, tapeworms and mammals

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9
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example of commensalism

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Barnacle and whale

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10
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How much Energy is lost between each trophic level

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Approximately 90 percent

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11
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Succession that occurs after a volcanic eruption or glacier retreat that exposes land?

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Primary

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12
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A stable commmunity with a mature forest is known as a _______ community

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Climax

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13
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Type of succession that occurs after a natural disaster such as a flood, tsunami or a fire as long as soil is still present?

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Secondary

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14
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Moss, lichen and other organisms that begin to grow on a bare rock to start a new community are called _____ species

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Pioneer

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15
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How do humans impact the carbon cycle by increasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

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Burning fossil fuels

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16
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Name the only way carbon dioxide is taken in and used by a living organism.

A

Photosynthesis

17
Q

What would happen if insecticide was sprayed on the area of an organism with the greatest amount of energy in a food web?

A

Would decrease some smaller organisms populations, disrupting the food web.

18
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What is a niche?

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Niche is how an animal interacts with its surroundings

19
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What happens if two organisms occupy the same niche?

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One organism will outcompete the other.

20
Q

Biotic

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Living organism ex: fish, lions, humans

21
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Abiotic :

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Non living ex, rocks, water.

22
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Carnivores

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Eat meat

23
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Herbivores

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Eats plants

24
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Omnivores

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Eats both plants and animals

25
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Competition exclusion principle

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Two species cant occupy the exact same niche; one will win

26
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Pyramid with it going from big to skall

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Shows how much energy/ biomass at each level of food chain.

27
Q

Put the following in order smallest to largest:
Prim.Consumer. tertiary consumer, primary producer, secondary consumer.

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P.P, P.C, S.C, T.C

28
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A group of individuals that belong to the same species that live in one area

A

Community

29
Q

Examples of a population in an African savanna

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Herd of elephants; herd of lions