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ecology Flashcards

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ecology

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study of organisms

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abiotic

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nonliving

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biotic

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living

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organism

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individual with a species

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population

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all members of a species

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community

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several populations

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ecosystems

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community and abiotic parts of it

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biosphere

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are in which a biome is located

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photosynthesis

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process on which a plant makes its own food and oxygen is released

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cell resperation

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creation of cells and using them to move oxygen around the body and produce carbon dioxide

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Density Independent Factor

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natural and can’t be controlled

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Density Dependent Factor

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happens because of a population change

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Population density

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measure of thing per square mile

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Population distribution

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Having a population grouped

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biomagnifacation

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increase in concentration of toxic substances

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succession

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ability of an ecosystem to start over after a catastrophic event

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logistic growth

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population models

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exponential growth

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growth at an exponential rate

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bias

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preference towards one thing

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random selection

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a way to gather data i the ecosystem that eliminates biases

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radiometric dating

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decay of radioactive isotope the measure the age of a rock

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relative dateing

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method used to determine the age of rocks

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half life

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amount of time it takes for half an isotope to decay

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epoch

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smallest unit of geological time

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era

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a unit of geological time consisting of 2 or more periods

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period

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divisions of geological time lasting tens of millions of years

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artificial selection

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selective breeding

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natural selection

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the strong will survive

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evolution

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cumulative changes in groups of orgnisms

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spontaneous generartion

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idea that live derives from non-living things

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homologous structure

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anatomically similar structure inherited from common ancestor

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analogical structure

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can be used for the same purpose and can be superficially similar

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fitness

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measure of relative contibution an individual trait makes

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adaptation

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lets the organism change its ways to become more adequate in its new habitat

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trait

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mixture of DNA

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clad gram tree

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branching diagram the represents the proposed phylogen

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semi conservative replication

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shows how DNA is replicated

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DNA polymerase

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enzymes that create DNA

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RNA

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ribonucleic acid

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messenger RNA

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carry genetic information from the DNA to the ribosomes

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ribosomal RNA

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essential for protein synthesis

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transfer RNA

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adapter molecule

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RNA polymerase

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produces primary transcript

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transcription

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first step in gene expression

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introns

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noncoding sections of RNA

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exons

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any part of a gene

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codon

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a sequence of three DNA or RNA nucleotides that corresponds with a specific amino acid or stop signal during protein synthesis

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translation

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In molecular biology and genetics, it is the process in which cellular ribosomes create protiens

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gene regulation

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the process of turning genes on and off

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operon

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unit made up by linked genes

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mutation

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act or process of mutation or changing

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mutagen

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an agent such as radiation or a chemical substance

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