Chapter 5 Review Flashcards

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1
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what is a habitat

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Habitats are a place where all living things live

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2
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3 examples of what habitats provide

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food, water, shelter, mating partners, oxygen and suitable living temperature

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3
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what are adaptations

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Change in a organisms characteristics that allow them to survive

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4
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The biosphere is what

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The area where all life exists

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5
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what is an ecosystem

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An ecosystem is formed by organisms interacting with one another, in a balanced way.

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6
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definition of symbiosis

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A relationship between 2 organisms

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7
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what order consumer is a herbivore

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always 1st order

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8
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what order consumer is a omnivore

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2nd or more order

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9
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what order consumer is a carnivore

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usually top of food chain

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10
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what is a food chain

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A diagram showing feeding relationships in an ecosystem

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what is a food web

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consists of multiple, interconnected food chains

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