ecology Flashcards

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1
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biotic community

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the living members of the community

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2
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community

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the total number of organisms within a set area

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3
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predation

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consumer that kills another living organisms and eats it

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4
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prey

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organism that is eaten

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5
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paraistation

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organism that live on or in another organism and obtain their food from that organism

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commensialism

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a relationship in which one organism benefits from a host, without helping or harming it

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7
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primary consumers

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an animal that on plant

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8
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why are producers organisms called autotrophs

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they can produce their own nutrients to survive

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9
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population

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all members of one species found in the same time and area

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10
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what is variation among individuals in populations necessary for `

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organ evolution

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what was the natural selection theory

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  • not all species are a like
  • some can obtain food and mates better than others in the same species
  • characteristics are passes down to offspring
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12
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what is continuously cycled

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matter

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13
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what is transpiration

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the process where green plants return water to the atmosphere

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14
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what is the first law of thermodynamics

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energy cannot be created or destroyed but is converted to different forms

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what is the second law of thermodynamics

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during energy transformation some energy is lost as heat

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16
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what is the formula for efficiency of energy

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output over input X100

17
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what is biomass

A

the mass of living material

18
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what are the two different ways that populations are produced

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1-environmental factors

2- inheritance

19
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what is organic evolution

A

the changing of species over time

20
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what is the name of the first organism of the trophic level

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producer

21
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what is the name of the second organism of the trophic level

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primary consumer

22
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what is the name of the third organism of the trophic level

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secondary consumer

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what is the name of the forth organism of the trophic level

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tertnary consumer

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what is the name of the fifth organism of the trophic level

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Quaturnary consumer

25
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what is the name of the sixth organism of the trophic level

A

quintary consumer

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what is the name of the seventh organism of the trophic level

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sextary consumer

27
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inheritance of acquired characteristics

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If an organism changes during life in order to adapt to its environment, those changes are passed on to its offspring.

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homologous

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having the same relative position, value, or structure

29
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comparative anatomy

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the study of similarities and differences in the anatomy of different species.

30
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comparative embryology

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the comparison of embryo development across species

31
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radioactive isotope

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an atom that has excess nuclear energy, making it unstable

32
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vestigial organs

A

structures that have no known function

33
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what is the atmosphere zones

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1- troposphere
2- stratosphere
3-mesosphere

34
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what are the three main structural zones of the earth?

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1- lithosphere (land)
2- hydrosphere (water)
3- atmosphere (air)