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Ecology & Biochemistry Flashcards

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Living things adjust to a stimulus by a reaction called a……

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Response

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What do all living things share?

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  1. organized
  2. reproduce
  3. change (grow and develop)
  4. adjust
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Carbon Dioxide enters the biotic parts through……

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Photosynthesis

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Population grows rapidly until it collapses

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Exponential growth

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Sequential Community changes over time

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Succession

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Succession on a piece of land that is a void of life

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Primary Succession

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Succession due to a disturbance in the community

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Secondary Succession

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Community remains stable until it’s disturbed

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Climax Community

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Generally Biotic

Ex. Competition, disease

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Density Dependent

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Generally Abiotic

Ex. Drought, oxygen

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Density Independent

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Decline in habitat quality

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Degradation

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Splitting the habitat

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Fragmentation

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Unrestricted populations of organisms experience…..

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Exponential growth

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the tendency toward greater variety and density of plant and animal populations in an ecotone.

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Edge effect

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4 States of Matter

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Solid
Liquid
Gas
Plasma

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Bond when one atom transfers electrons to another

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Ionic Bond

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Positive or negative charged atom

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Ion

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When atoms share electrons

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Covalent Bond

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Glucose and fructose with the formula c6h12c6 differ in…..

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Arrangement of atoms

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A very strong base might have a pH of

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13

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Carbon-12
Carbon-13
Carbon-14

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Isotopes

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4 Polymers

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  • Carbohydrates
  • Lipids
  • Proteins
  • Nucleic Acid
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Carbohydrate Monomer

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Monosaccharide

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Lipid Monomer

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Triglycerides

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An unsaturated lipid contains

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Double bonds

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Protein Monomer

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Amino Acid

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Protein that changes rate of chemical reactions

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Enzyme

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