definitions Flashcards

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define adaptation

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a characteristic organisms have to survive in their habitat.

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define habitat

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a place where organisms live.

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define population

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the number of a certain species living in a specific area.

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define mimicry

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when one species of animal resembles another species that has easily recognisable characteristics

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5
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define food chain

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the transfer of energy from one organism to another

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define food web

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many food chains interlocking with one another.

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define environment

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all conditions that surround a living organism

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define ecosystem

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a community and the habitat in which organisms live

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define extremophiles

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an organism that live in extreme environments

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define ‘extreme environments’

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an environment that most organisms find hard/impossible to survive in.

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define trophic level

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the position of an organism in a food chain

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define transpiration

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the water flow through a plant

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define hydroponics

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growing plants in water rather than soil

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define decomposers

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breaks down wastes of dead plants and animals. as they break down the waste, decomposers return minerals to the soil, then plants absorb the minerals building new biomass

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