Chapter 3 Flashcards

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1
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Biotic

Abiotic

A

B- Living

A- Non living

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2
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Population

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Number of inhabitants occupying an area

Ex: People in NYC
Snakes in Arizona

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3
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Ecosystem

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Interaction of a community of organisms in an environment

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4
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Landscape Ecology

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Studying and improving relationships between ecological processes in the environment & particular ecosystems.

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5
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Animals breath in ___ and breath out ___

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O2 + H20

CO2 + H20

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6
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Plants breath in ___ and breath out ___

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CO2 + Sun + H2O

O2 + H2O

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7
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Animals and plants inhaling and exhaling are _____ reactions to each other

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Opposite

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8
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1st Law of Thermodynamics

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  • Energy can be transfered
  • Energy cant be created or destroyed
  • Total amount of energy in the universe is constant
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9
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2nd Law of Thermodynamics

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Direction of heat transfer

Heat cannot spontaneously flow from a colder location to a hotter area - work is required to achieve this

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10
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Areas of a food web

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Decomposer
Consumers (carnivore, omnivore, herbivore)
Producers

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11
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Number of Individuals vs. Trophic Levels

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Hawk 1 - secondary consumer
Mouse 10 - primary consumer
Grass 10,000 - producer

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12
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Decomposers
Consumers
Producers

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Decomposers- they breakdown decomposing organisms
Consumers- obtains food
Producers- make their own food

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13
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Lithosphere

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Outter solid part of the earth

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14
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Hydrosphere

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Layer of water at or near Earth’s surface

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15
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Atmosphere

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Layer of gases surrounding the Earth

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16
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The _______ interacts with the lithosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere.

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Biosphere