MkII S1 Flashcards
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biosphere
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Earth and all of it’s communities: includes all air, land, and water that supports life.
Includes all biomes.
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Parts of an ecosystem
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biotic: portion that is alive (eg. animals)
abiotic: non-living (eg. rock soil)
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autotroph
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(Self)-feeder (eg. Plants)
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Heterotroph
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(Multi)feeder (animals)
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Evolution
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Organisms change over time in response to the environment.
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eubacteria
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bacteria
prokaryotic
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archaebacteria
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archaea
prokaryotic
generally found in extreme environments
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eukaryota
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eukaryotic domain, excludes archaebacteria and eubacteria.