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1
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Biology is the study of

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Life

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2
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Homeostasis

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Maintaining stability within cells and the enviornment
Ex. Body temp control in humans

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3
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Scientific Method Steps (OHDAC)

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Observation
Hypothesis
Data
Analysis
Conclusion

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4
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Metric System Units

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Electricity: apmere
Volume: grams
Length: meters
Mass: liters
Time: seconds

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5
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A theory is:

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  • A well tested explanation
  • A statement based on a series of hypothesis
  • a collection of statements
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6
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Ecology

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Studying interactions between organisms and environment

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7
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Autotroph

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Makes own food

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Heterotroph

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Consumes other animals

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Carnivore

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Eats animals

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10
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Herbivore

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Eats plants

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Detritivore

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Eats organic matter

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12
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Omnivore

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Everything

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13
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Biotic

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Living things within an environment

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14
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Abiotic

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Non living things within an environment

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15
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Mutualism

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2 organisms benefitting from each other

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16
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Commensalism

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One benefits other doesn’t

17
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Parasitism

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One benefits other harmed

18
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Predation

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One benefits other consumed

19
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Food Web Pyramid

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Producer - first
Consumers - middle
Decomposers - last

20
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Primary Succesion

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Discovering something for the first time

21
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Secondary Succesion

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Coming back after an environment was harmed

22
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Pioneer Organisms

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First organisms to settle into new land

23
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Climate VS Weather

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Long term VS Short term

24
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Five Main Biomes:

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Aquatic, grassland, forest, desert, and tundra
(Aquatic biomes are divided into marine and freshwater biomes)

25
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Logistic Growth (Graph)

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S Curve

26
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Exponential Growth (Graph)

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J Curve

27
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Emigration VS Imigration

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Leaving VS Coming in

28
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Limiting Factors VS Carrying Capacity

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Nouns VS Number

29
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Current Human Population

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7.5 Billion

30
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Species Diversity

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Different organisms

31
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Genetic Diveristy

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Different genes, same species

32
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Ecosystem

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Different parts of earth

33
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Factors Affecting Biodiversity

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Habitat Loss - destruction or alteration
Pollution - toxins
Overexploitation - lowering population for unnecessary reason
Fragmentation - creating barriers to free movement