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What is an ecosystem

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All parts of biological community and environment.

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What does biotic mean

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Alive

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What does abiotic mean

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Not alive

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What is competition

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When two organisms compete for the same space, the same food at the same time

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What is predation

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When one organism consumes another as food

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What is symbiosis

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Close association of two separate species

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Hag is the lithosphere

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The ground part of the earth. Litho meaning stone

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What is hydrosphere

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The water sphere. Hydro meaning water

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What is Atmosphere

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The layer of air above the surface. Atmo meaning vapour

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What is biosphere

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The living surface of earth. Not always separate from other sphere.

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What is evaporation

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Water that is boiled into vapour.

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What is transpiration

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Water coming from plants

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What is condensation

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Converting vapour into rain

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What is precipitation

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The act of Rainfall

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What is surface runoff

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Water coming from mountains and running into rivers

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How do humans impact carbon cycle.

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We burn fossil fuels and breath out co2.

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How do animals create carbon waste

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By eating plants with carbon and creating waste from it.

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How do trees impact carbon cycle

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Turn co2 into oxygen

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Why do plants and animals require nitrogen

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To make dna and protein

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What is nitrogen fixation and why does it happen

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Because nitrogen has strong bonds, for plants and animals to use it it must be broken up. Nitrogen fixation is that transformation.

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What is species diversity

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Number of different species in ecoystem

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What is genetic diversity

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Difference among same species individuals in ecosystem

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Describe the heat circle

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Energy comes from abiotic things into producers. Heat then goes to the consumer and after decomposers

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List the energy levels for trophies pyramid

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Primary producer: 100
Primary consumer: 10
Secondary consumer: 1
Tertiary consumer: .1
Quaternary consumer: .01

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Difference between food chain

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Food chain is linear and food web more resembles a spider web

26
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What is bioaccumulation

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When pollutants enter an organisms body

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What is biomagnification

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When pollutants are passed up a foodchain

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Examples of pollutants in biomagnificaiton

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Pesticide DDT, mercury, and other heavy metaks

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What is chemical equation of photosynthesis

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6co2 + 6h2o -> c6h12o6

30
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What do chloroplasts do with sunlight

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They make glucose

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What does the plant do with roots

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Draw up water and mineral

32
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What elements go in and out of plants during photosynthesis

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Carbon dioxide goes in and oxygen out

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Are populations consistent? If yes what can change them

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Yes. Climate change and human interference

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What is a limiting factor

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Characteristic of ecosystem that limits size

35
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What is exponential growth

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When populations increase non-linearly

36
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What is bottom-up regulation

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When a species number is regulated by those on higher tropic levels

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What is too-down regulation

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When a species numbers depends on those below in trophies. Level

38
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What is ecological succession

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Ecosystem changes due to major disturbance

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Why is primary succession

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When an ecosystem can support life for first time

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What is secondary succession

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When an ecosystem used to support life but still has basic needs for life (food water space)

41
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What is special concern

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Species could become endangered due to threats and biological characteristic

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What is a threatened species

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Likely to become endangerment’s if no action is taken

43
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What is an endangered species

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Extinction or extirpating may come soon

44
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What is extirpation

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Species is extinct from one area but still exists elsewhere

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What is extinction

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Species is extinct everywhere

46
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What are main human causes of habitat loss

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Urbanization. Dams. Logging. Farming. Mining.

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What are natural causes of habitat loss

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Flooding. Earthquakes. Volcanic eruption. Climate change.

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What is fragmentation

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Habitat is split into parts. This could happen from human or earthquake interference.

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What is an invasive species

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Organism that thrives in a non-native environment. Can not be removed but can be controlled.

50
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What is mechanical control

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Physically removing an invasive species. Could be done with plants

51
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What is chemical control

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Using chemicals to kill invasive species. May cause harm to humans and other plants

52
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What is biological control

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Introducing a predator to kill an invasive species

53
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What causes acid rain

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Formed when water in air interacts with pollutants.

54
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What happens if acid rain hits soil

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It may alter its ph. Which is a limiting factor of plants. At ph less than 5.5 fish eggs will not hatch and below 5 fish will dir

55
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What happens to ecosystem with acid rain

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One part of a food web may be sensitive to ph change and impact it’s predators and then it’s predators and so on

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