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1
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What is a biotic feature? Example?

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any living thing

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What is an abiotic feature? Example?

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any non-living thing

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What are the levels of biological organization?

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Individual –> Population –> Community –> Ecosystem –> Biome –> Biosphere

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Who divided biotic organisms to plants + animals (philosopher)?

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Aristotle

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What is a genus?

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A group of species that are related

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What is a species (2)?

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a smaller more limited group within a genus; group of individuals that can successfully reproduce

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7
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What are the 6 Kingdoms?

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Animal, Plants, Fungi, Protist, Bacteria, Archaea

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What are the more specific classifications within each kingdom (8)?

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Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

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What is a biological community?

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all the populations in a given area

Ex. park, forest, ocean

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What is a habitat?

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a specific place where species/animal live

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What is the difference between learning and adaptations? Examples?

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Learning: gaining knowledge on how to do something
Adaptations: features you inherit to help you survive in your environment

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12
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What makes up an ecosystem?

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interactions between biotic and abiotic features

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What is sampling? A quadrat equation?

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Sampling- estimating by counting individuals in smaller area and x by a larger area
Quadrat: take random areas in large area, count individuals in each area and +, then ÷ total by no. of samples to = average /square, multiply average by total no. of squares= approx. no. of animals in large area.

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What is climate?

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average weather pattern in a place over a long period of time (In general)

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What is weather?

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constantly changing

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What is a biome?

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group of ecosystems with similar climates and organisms

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What are the 6 biomes (terrestrial)?

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Grasslands, Tundra, Taiga, Temperate Deciduous Forest, Tropical Rainforest, Desert

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The taiga is also known as?

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Boreal Forest, Coniferous forest

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19
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What is permafrost?

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ground stays frozen (just on top)

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What is a canopy?

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treetops shielding/covering from the sky

21
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What does arid mean?

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little to no rain

22
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What is a biosphere?

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everyplace on Earth where all living and non-living things interact with each other

23
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What are the 3 parts of the biosphere? Explain each part.

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Hydrosphere- water
Atmosphere- Air
Lithosphere- Land

24
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What is succession? Examples?

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gradual process where certain species take over and replace original ones

25
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Organisms come first in succession True or False

If no, what happens first?

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False, Lichens grows and breaks down rocks

26
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What happens if non-native species are introduced? Example?

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native species may not have enough food and next line of succession dies out
Ex. Zebra Mussels

27
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What happens if succession occurs too quickly? Example?

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some organisms may overtake and force them to go extinct

Ex. dodo birds

28
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What is the difference between Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration?

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Photosynthesis: plants

Cellular Respiration: humans and animals

29
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What is the formula for photosynthesis?

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water + carbon dioxide +(sunlight) = glucose + oxygen

30
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What is the formula for cellular respiration?

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glucose + oxygen = water + carbon dioxide = (ATP Energy)

31
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What is a food chain? 3 examples.

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shows how energy is passed from one organism to another

32
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What is a food web? Example if wanted.

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more accurate than food chain, shows how animals interact(predator, prey)

33
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What is a producer vs consumer? Examples?

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Producer: produces food
Consumers: consumes food made by producers

34
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What is the difference between a herbivore, carnivore, and omnivore? Examples of each?

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herbivore: eats plants
carnivore: eats meat
omnivore: eats both, eats anything

35
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What is a predator vs prey? Example?

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predator- hunts for food

prey- is the food

36
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What is a scavenger? Example?

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eats dead or decaying food

37
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What is a decomposer? Example?

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breaks down dead material and recycles back into ecosystem

38
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What is a niche?

A

the role an animal plays in an ecosystem

39
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What are some animals who have more than one niche?

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seagulls- scavenger (dead organisms on shore) and carnivore (fresh fish)
snails- scavenger (dead fish) and herbivore (plants and algae)

40
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What is an energy flow?

A

movement of energy

41
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What is an energy pyramid? What is the energy used for?

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show show energy is transfered; energy is used for many things

42
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What is a pyramid of numbers?

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shows how much of each animal/ energy is needed to sustain the other

43
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What is biomass? Does it decrease or increase as you go higher in levels?

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total mass of all organisms in ecosystem

decreases as you go up

44
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What is an autotroph vs heterotroph?

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autotroph: produces food
heterotroph: can’t produce own food

45
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What is symbiosis?

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two species living closely together in relationship that lasts over time

46
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What are the 3 types of symbiosis? Examples of each?

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Parasitism, Mutualism, Commensalism

47
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Which is the symbiosis where both benefit?

A

Mutualism

48
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Which is the symbiosis where one benefits and the other isn’t affected?

A

Commensalism

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