Definitions Flashcards

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Biosphere

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World wide sum if ecosystems

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Atmosphere

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A planets layers of gass that envelope a planet. It is held in plaxe with gravity

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Lithosphere

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The ubber part of the earth consisting of the crust and upper mantel

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Greenhouse effect

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the process through which heat is trapped near Earth’s surface by substances known as ‘greenhouse gases

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Vertebrate

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They have a back bone abd skull

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Invertebrate

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Animals without a backbone or boney skeleton. Fly, sponge, earth worm

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Exoskeleton

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External skeleton civering the body of some vertebrates. Crabs, lobster

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Endoskeleton

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An internal skeleton in some vertebrates. (Humens, mammals)

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Endothermic

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A reaction that absorbs energy in the form of heat

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Ectothermic

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Cold blooded animals (frogs, turtles, snakes)

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Ecology/Ecologist

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Study the relationship between animals, plants and their environment

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Producer

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An organism that creates its own food or energy

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Consumer

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An organism that gets its energy by eating plants of animals

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Decomposer

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Feeds on and breaks down dead plant or animal matter for it’s energy

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