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First Science test of first quater Flashcards

1
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What zone is closest to the beach in a marine biome

A

The Littoral Zone

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2
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The thin layer of soil, water and air where life exists on earth is called ________

A

The Biosphere

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3
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What zone makes up the open ocean

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The Pelagic Zone

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4
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What is the rate at which reproduction adds new individuals to a population

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Biotic Potential

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5
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In what zone would you find plankton

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The Photic Zone

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6
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A structural adaptation of an animal blending with its environment

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Camouflage

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7
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In what zone would you find coral reefs and starfish

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The Intertidal Zone

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8
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What is the top layer of a forest

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The canopy

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9
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What is the deepest zone?

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The deepest zone is the Hadal zone

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9
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Where do many marine animals go to have their babies?

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The Littoral Zone

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9
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What is a consumer that only eats meat?

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A carnivore

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10
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What is an organism that feeds on dead organisms and the waste of living organisms?

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Decomposers

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10
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What is turbidity?

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A measure of relative clarity for a liquid

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11
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A flood that kills all the members of a population is an example of _________

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A Secondary Sucession

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14
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In what type of water is there more dissolved oxygen?

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15
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What special adaptation do fish in the abyssal zone have?

A

bioluminescence

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16
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What is movement of individuals out of a population?

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Emigration

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17
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What do organisms eat in the bathyl zone?

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Decaying matter from zooplankton

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18
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Structures or behaviors that help an animal survive?

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Adaptations

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19
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A behavior that an animal has but does not have to learn

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Instinct

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20
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The sum of all the limiting factors that keep an organism from reaching its biotic potential

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Environmental resistence

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21
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A squirrel hibernating is an example of __________ __________.

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Behavioral Adaptation

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22
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When a population is gaining the same number of individuals as it is losing

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Equilibrium

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23
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A baby chick hatches and begins pecking the ground, this is an example of ________.

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Instinct

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24
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Grasslands do not have trees because _____ __ ___ ______ ________.

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There is not enough rainfall

25
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Orangutans keep their babies for many years, this is because ___ ______ ____ __ __ ______.

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The babies need to be taught

26
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An animal that eats only plants is a _________.

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A Herbivore

27
Q

Animals hibernate because _____ __ ___ ______ ____.

A

They need to store energy

28
Q

Anything that keeps a population from growing

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Limiting Factors

29
Q

Porcupines have long, sharp quills to defend themselves this is __________ __________.

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Structural Adaptation

30
Q

A relationship in which both species benefit

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Mutualism

31
Q

King snakes are not dangerous, but they look like poisonous coral snakes this is an example of _______.

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Mimicry

32
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All the living and nonliving things in a given area

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An Ecosystem

33
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A group of the same species living in an area.

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Population

34
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How an animal makes its living or its job in an area

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A niche

35
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A group of different populations

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A community

36
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The place where an animal lives

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A habitat

37
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A producer is a _______ _____ ____ ____…

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Plant or algae that can produce food for itself using the energy from the sun chemicals found in the ocean

38
Q

A relationship where one animal benefits ant the other is unharmed is ____________

A

Commensalism

39
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In primary succession there is no ____

A

Soil

40
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The last stage of succession that is describes as a biome is ______ _________

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Climax Community

41
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The transfer of energy from the sun through a series of organisms in an ecosystem is ____ _____.

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Food chain

42
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In the water cycle, how does water get from the sky to the ground?

A

Precipitation

43
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In the water cycle, how does water get from the ground to the sky?

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Evaporation

44
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Succession after a mild fire, where soil is till present

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Primary Succession

45
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In the carbon cycle, how does carbon get from the air into plants and animals

A

Photosynthesis

46
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What is the process of changing carbon dioxide to oxygen using the sun’s energy?

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Photosynthesis

47
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In the carbon cycle how does carbon get from plants and animals back into the air?

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Decomposition

48
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In the oxygen cycle, how does oxygen get into the air?

A

Photosynthesis

48
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What are the first inhabitants of a community called?

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A Pioneer Community

49
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Overcrowding and Disease are _______.

A

Density

49
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The most offspring an organism can have under ideal conditions is ______ _________.

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Biotic Potential

50
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Two species trying to occupy the same niche will result in _________.

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Competition

50
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The most organisms that can be supported in an environment is ________ _________.

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Carrying Capacity

51
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Entering a population from a different location is called _________.

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Migration

51
Q

In which biome would you find coniferous trees?

A

Taiga

51
Q

Where do you find permafrost?

A

The arctic

51
Q

Which biome has the greatest diversity

A

The Tropical Rainforest

52
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Which biome has the greatest range of temperatures?

A

The Desert

53
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Which biome has the greatest precipitation?

A

The Rainforest

54
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Why do jackrabbits have such large ears?

A

To keep them warm

55
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Why are there fewer animals in the tundra in the winter as compared with the summer?

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Summer is when the leaves/plants come back

56
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Vertical Stratification is ______ ______ _____ ____ _____ ___…

A

When things in nature are arranged in layers from top to bottom

57
Q

Biomes are determined by _______, ___________, ___ _____________.

A

Climate, temperature, and precipitation

58
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What does deciduous mean?

A

Trees that lose their leaves seasonally

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