Ecosystems Flashcards

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1
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Name the 5 kingdoms

A
Protozoa 
Animal 
Plant 
Bacteria
Fungi
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2
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Name the 3 domains

A

Eukaryotes
Bacteria
Archaea

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3
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List the 3 main parts in a food chain

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Producer
Primary consumer
Secondary consumer

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4
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What does it mean by interdependence

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All effected in a community

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5
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List the 6 abiotic factors that effect the ecosystem

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Light intensity 
Oxygen and carbon dioxide levels 
Temperature 
Moisture levels 
Soil pH 
Wind intensity
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6
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List the 4 biotic factors that effect the ecosystem

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Competition
Food availability
New pathogens
New predators

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What is a community

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Different populations live together in the same place

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What is a population

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A group of the same species

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9
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List the 2 ways CO2 is released into the atmosphere

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Respiration

Combustion

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10
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Name the 2 ways CO2 is taken out of the environment

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Dissolved in sea

Photosynthesis

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What is an ecosystem

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A community of different population coexisting with abiotic and biotic factors and surroundings

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12
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Give 3 reasons why a new organism being introduced to an ecosystem is sometimes bad

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Competition
New pathogens
Nutrients

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