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1
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Scientific name for animals in biology

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Fauna

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Scientific name for plants in biology

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Flora

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Name of Reptiles and Amphibians

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Herptiles / Herps

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4
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Number of species of Herptiles in Ontario

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50 species

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Number of species of Mammals in Ontario

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81

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6
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Number of species of Fish in Ontario

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154

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7
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Number of species of Birds in Ontario

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507+

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8
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Number of species of Odonates in Ontario

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172

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9
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Number of species of Butterflies in Ontario

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148

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10
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Number of species of Moths in Ontario

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1000+

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11
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Number of species of Flies in Ontario

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Thousands

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12
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Number of species of Wasps in Ontario

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Thousands

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13
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Number of species of Beetles in Ontario

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Thousands

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14
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Number of species of Invertebrates in Ontario

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Tens (hundreds?) of thousands

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15
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What are Odonates?

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Members of the order Odonata
The order of predatory flying insects
Dragonflies, damselflies, etc.

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16
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The 3 types of Invertebrates talked about in reference to biodiversity

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  • insects
  • millipedes / centipedes
  • spiders
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17
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  • insects
  • millipedes / centipedes
  • spiders

Are examples of …?

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Invertebrates

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18
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Flora + Fauna = ?

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Biodiversity
Biological Diversity

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19
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Biodiversity is short for …?

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Biological diversity

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20
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Number of species of vascular plants in Ontario

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3000+

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21
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Number of species of bryophytes in Ontario

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800+

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Number of species of flora in Ontario
(Vascular, mosses, lichens, bryophytes, fungus)

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10 000+

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23
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Number of species in Ontario
(Total biodiversity)

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100 000+

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What are bryophytes?

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Non vascular land plants
Mosses, liverworts, hornworts, etc.

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What are vascular plants?

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Land plants which have tissues for conducting water and minerals through the plant.
Have a vascular system.

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26
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What are lichens?

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Symbiotic relationship of two separate organisms, a fungus and an alga.

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27
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In a lichen, which is the dominant partner? And what does that mean?

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The fungus. It gives the lichen the majority of its characteristics.

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What is the fungus responsible for in a lichen?

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Provide protection, aid in water absorption, has the fruiting bodies.

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What is the algae responsible for in a lichen?

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Feeds the fungus nutrients creating through photosynthesis.

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30
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What types of alga are found in lichens?

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Green alga and/or cyanobacteria. Most have both.

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31
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What were the 3 main factors for the large size of biodiversity in Ontario?

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  • The size
  • The range of abiotic factors
  • The range of biotic factors
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32
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What does abiotic mean

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Not alive

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33
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What does biotic mean?

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Alive

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34
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What were the main abiotic factors talked about? (6)

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  • Temperature
  • Precipitation
  • Wind
  • Soil Type
  • Fire
  • Rocks
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35
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What were the main biotic factors talked about? (3?)

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  • Carnivores
  • Herbivores
  • Trees
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36
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How are carnivores a biotic factor?

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They eat other animals, predatory towards animals in area, determines what animals may survive

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37
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How are herbivores a biotic factor?

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They eat other plants in area, determines what plants may survive

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38
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How are trees a biotic factor?

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They create sun/shade conditions, provide food sources, provide shelter, determines what plants and animals may survive

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39
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What are rocks?

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Made of minerals, affect nutrient supply and soil chemistry

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40
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What is bedrock?

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The rock under a given area

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41
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What is the rock under a given area called?

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Bedrock

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42
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What are the 3 main types of rocks discussed?

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  • Sedimentary
  • Igneous
  • Metamorphic
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43
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Sedimentary rock is formed from ________ and the previous _______

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Sedimentary rock is formed from sediments and the previous oceans

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44
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Which rocks are “young”, and what is their age range discussed?

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Sedimentary rocks, 400-500 million years

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45
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Which rocks are 400-500 million years old? Is that relatively old or young?

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Sedimentary, young

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46
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Sedimentary Rocks are ______ years old

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400-500 million

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47
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Limestone is an example of which type of rock

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Sedimentary

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48
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Limestone can be made from _______

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Animal/fossil remains full of calcium

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49
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Is sedimentary rock hard or soft?

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Soft

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50
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Which type of rock is soft?

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Sedimentary

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51
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Is sedimentary rock acidic or basic in pH?

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Basic

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52
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Which type of rock is basic in pH?

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Sedimentary

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53
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When an acid is poured on a rock and if bubbles, it _______

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Effervesces

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54
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What is the component of a rock which causes effervescence?

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Calcium (Ca)

55
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What is the gas released in the bubbles of effervescence?

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Carbon dioxide (CO2)

56
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What are the types of plants which grow in the soil from sedimentary rock? The name and an example

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Calciphiles, poison ivy e.g.

57
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What does it mean for a plant to be calciphilic?

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Loves calcium

58
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Give an example of sedimentary rock

A

Limestone

59
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Sedimentary rock usually lies where?

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Under flat terrain, lowlands

60
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The soil on top of sedimentary rock is ______ in pH and rich in ______

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Basic, calcium

61
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What is the chemical reaction of effervescence?

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CaCO3 + 2HCl (aq) —> CaCl2 (aq) + CO2 (g) + H2O (l)

Calcium carbonate + 2 Hydrochloric acid —> Calcium chloride + Carbon dioxide + Water

62
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This is the chemical reaction of ______

CaCO3 + 2HCl (aq) —> CaCl2 (aq) + CO2 (g) + H2O (l)

Calcium carbonate + 2 Hydrochloric acid —> Calcium chloride + Carbon dioxide + Water

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Effervescence

63
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Igneous Rocks are formed from ______ ____ (_____) which moves up from ______ moving.

A

Molten rock (magma)
Plates

64
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Igneous rock lacks ______

A

Calcium

65
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Which type of rock lacks calcium?

A

Igneous rock

66
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Igneous rock contains lots of _____

A

Silica

67
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Which type of rock is rich in silica?

A

Igneous

68
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Is Igneous rock hard or soft

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Hard

69
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Which type of rock is hard?

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Igneous

70
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Is Igneous rock acidic or basic in pH?

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Acidic

71
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Which type of rock is acidic in pH?

A

Igneous

72
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What happens when acid is poured on Igneous rock?

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Nothing - it does not effervesce.

73
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What happens when acid is poured on Sedimentary rock?

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Bubbles form - it effervesces

74
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What is an example of Igneous rock?

A

Granite
Basalt

75
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What type of rock is granite?

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Igneous

76
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Which rocks are “old”, and what is their age range discussed?

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Igneous - 1-3 billion years old
Metamorphic - billions of years old

77
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Which rocks are 1-3 billion years old? Is that relatively old or young?

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Igneous, old

78
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Igneous Rocks are ______ years old

A

1-3 billion

79
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Igneous rock usually lies where?

A

Hilly terrain (highlands)

80
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If igneous rock is on the surface, it is _______

A

Volcanic

81
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What is an example of volcanic rock

A

Basalt

82
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Is Basalt acidic or basic in pH?

A

Basic

83
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What type of rock is basalt

A

Igneous
Volcanic

84
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Is Granite acidic or basic in pH?

A

Acidic

85
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Is limestone acidic or basic in pH?

A

Basic

86
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Metamorphic Rocks are _______ rocks ________ by _______ and _______

A

Pre-existing, transformed, heat, pressure

87
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Metamorphic rocks take on the _______ of __________

A

Characteristics, the parent rock

88
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What are two examples of metamorphic rock?

A

Gneiss and Marble

89
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What type of rock is Gneiss an example of?

A

Metamorphic

90
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What type of rock is marble an example of?

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Metamorphic

91
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What is gneiss made from?

A

Granite

92
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What is marble made from?

A

Limestone

93
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Metamorphic rock usually lies where?

A

Hilly terrain (highlands)

94
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Hilly terrain is also called ______

A

Highlands

95
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Flat terrain is also called ______

A

Lowlands

96
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Highlands are

A

Hilly

97
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Lowlands are

A

Flat

98
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What is relief

A

hilly terrain, not flat, highlands

99
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Where are microclimates found

A

Relief, highlands, hilly terrain

100
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What are microclimates?

A

Small areas offering large biodiversity

101
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Do microclimates have more or less biodiversity and why? (general why, not specifics)

A

More, many small areas with different conditions meaning different species thrive in each area

102
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What are specific different factors causing microclimates from relief?

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Sun/shade, hot/cold, wind/no wind, etc. in different areas of the hilly terrain

103
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Smaller soil particles retain more or less water, why?

A

More, less space between for the water to drain through

104
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Larger soil particles reatin more or less water, why?

A

Less, more space between for the water to drain through

105
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A mixture of sizes of soil particles retain more or less water, why?

A

MORE, very little space for water to drain through. Gaps between larger particles are filled by smaller particles.

106
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What are the “sizes” of soil particles (the different types) , from largest to smallest

A
  • boulder
  • gravel
  • sand
  • silt
  • clay
107
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How big is gravel?

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2-75mm

108
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How big is sand?

A

0.05-2mm

109
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How big is silt?

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0.002-0.05mm

110
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How big is clay?

A

< 0.002mm

111
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Which soil particle is 2-75mm?

A

gravel

112
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Which soil particle is 0.05-2mm?

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sand

113
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Which soil particle is 0.002-0.05mm?

A

silt

114
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Which soil particle is < 0.002mm?

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clay

115
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What is Glacial Till?

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A mixture of sizes of soil particles together from a glacial deposit which picked up different sizes as it froze, and deposited them as it melted.

116
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What is overburden?

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The stuff (soil) on top of rock

117
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Fast water carries ______ and ______ materials

A

more and heavier

118
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Slow water carries ______ and ______ materials

A

less and lighter

119
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Water drops materials as it speed up or slows down?

A

slows down

120
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Physiographic regions are detrminined by ________ and _______

A

rock type and the lay of the land

121
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What are Ontario’s physiographic regions?

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  • Hudson Bay Lowland
  • Canadian Shield
  • Great Lakes / St. Lawrence Lowland
122
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What type of rock is in the physiographic region Hudson Bay Lowland?

A

Sedimentary

123
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What type of rock is in the physiographic region Canadian Shield?

A

Igneous and Metamorphic

124
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What type of rock is in the physiographic region Great Lakes / St Lawrence Lowland?

A

Sedimentary

125
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What is the determining factor of Forest Regions?

A

The canopy forming trees

126
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What are the three options of canopy forming trees to determinine the forest regions?

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  • deciduous
  • coniferous
  • no trees
127
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What type of trees lose their leaves?

A

Deciduous

128
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What type of trees have needles?

A

Coniferous

129
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What are Ontario’s Forest Regions?

A
  • Tundra
  • Hudson Bay Lowlands
  • Boreal Forest
  • Great Lakes / St. Lawrence Forest
  • Carolinian
130
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What is the type of canopy forming trees in the Tundra?

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no trees

131
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What is the type of canopy forming trees in the Hudson Bay Lowlands?

A

very few trees

132
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What is the type of canopy forming trees in the Boreal Forest?

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Coniferous trees

133
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What is the type of canopy forming trees in the Great Lakes / St. Lawrence Forest?

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A mixture of coniferous and deciduous trees

134
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What is the type of canopy forming trees in the Carolinian?

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Deciduous trees

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