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1
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The variation of genes in a group of a species; higher diversity means better resistance to stress or disease.

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Genetic Diversity

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The number of species in an area.

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Species Diversity

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The number of ecosystems in an area.

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Ecosystem Diversity

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Define the term “system.

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inputs with outputs.

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Food, water, pollination, species diversity, and cultural values are all benefits that humans draw from an ecosystem and/or are important to their proper functioning. These are known as:

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ecosystem services

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Environmental scientists study

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-Simple and complex interrelated natural and human systems.
-Food production and water resources.
-Global issues like species extinction, climate alterations, and resource consumption.
-Ecosystems and changes (from both natural and human sources) in those systems.

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At which trophic level are eagles that consume fish that eat algae

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secondary consumers

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Water, DNA, proteins, and sugars are all examples of

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Compounds necessary for life.

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9
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What is the environment?

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Sum of all conditions surrounding us that influence life

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Nonliving

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abiotic

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Living

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biotic

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Inputs

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energy,matter

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actions

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energy,material conversions, energy, material storage

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outputs

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energy,matter,heat

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Ecosystem

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physical area on the earth surface

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ecosystem services

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benefits humans, get it from ecosystem

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food production

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supply of grains is expected to decline, unpredictable weather productions +growing human population

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Resource depletion

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human population grows, resources for survival become depleted

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eutrophication

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fish kills, harmful bacteria, damage to resources

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Scientific method

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Observe/question
Form testable hypothesis/prediction
collect data/conduct experiment to test prediction
interpret results
disseminate findings

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replication

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taking repeated measurements

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sample size

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the number of times the measurement is repeated

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accuracy

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how close measured value is to actual/true value

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precision

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how close the repeated measurement is to one another

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steady state

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inputs=outputs

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atom

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smallest particle that can exist; everything is made up of atoms

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compound

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substance made up of two or more atoms of different elements chemically bonded together (H2O)

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molecule

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two or more atoms bonded together

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photosynthesis

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performed by plants, algae, bacteria

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respiration

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performed by all organisms

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consumers

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heterotrophs;must consume other organisms

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herbivores

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primary consumers

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carnivores

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secondary consumers

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food chain

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sequence of consumption from producer through tertiary consumer (producer-primary-secondary-tertiary)

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trophic level

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position by which an organism occupies a food chain (producer-1, primary-2, secondary-3, tertiary-4)

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Food web

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accounts for multiple food chains/complex relationships between organisms

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Decomposers

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fungi, bacteria that break down organisms by recycling nutrients and waste back into ecosystem

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detrivores

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organisms that break down dead tissue and waste

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ecosystem productivity

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amount of energy available in ecosystem (determines GPP)

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Net primary Productivity (NPP)

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energy captured minus energy respired by producers

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biomass

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total mass of all living matter in specific area

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ecological efficiency

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proportion of consumed energy that can be passed from one trophic level to another

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biosphere

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combination of all ecosystems on earth

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hydrologic cycle

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movement of water through biosphere

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carbon cycle

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movement of carbon through biosphere

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nitrogen cycle

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movement of nitrogen through bioshphere

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biogeochemical cycle

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movement of matter within/between ecosystems

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phosphorous cycle

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movement of phosphorous through biosphere

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species richness

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number of species in given area

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species evenness

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how dominant one species is/equally abundant multple scpecies are in an ecosystem

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categories of endangerment

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least concerned, near-threatened, threatened, extinct

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reduced biodiversity is due to

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deforestation, invasive species, over-harvesting

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invasive species

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exotic species that live outside their historical range/spread rapidly across large areas

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biosphere reserves

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protected areas consisting of zones that vary in the amount of permitted human impact (738 reserves in World)

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Core

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  • innermost zone of planet, largely nickel+iron
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mantle

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-above the core, contains magma

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crust

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-outermost layer of the planet

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rock cycle

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constant formation+ destruction of rock

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weathering

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rocks are exposed to air, water, chemicals, or biological agents that degrade rock

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physical weathering

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breakdown of rocks and minerals without altering chemical composition

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frost action (thaw)

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water gets into cracks of rock, freezes, and pushes rock to break; creates potholes too

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erosion

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physical removal of rock fragments from a landscape or ecosystem

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