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PRELIM - EXAM Flashcards

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Are animals that consume dead organisms that have died from causes other than predation or have been killed by other predators.

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Scavenger

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The smallest unit of life

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Cell

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Degradation of the air that causes depletion of the ozone layer

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Atmospheric Degradation

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Degradation on the land with the excessive use of pesticides and fertilizers

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Land and Soil Degradation

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99% of the ultraviolet lights that come into our atmosphere are stopped by the..

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Stratosphere

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____ is an interdisciplinary academic field that integrates physical and biological sciences to the study of the environment

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Environmental Science

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is defined as surroundings that have the conditions for living organisms to operate

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Environment

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A group of individuals with same traits in one place

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Population

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A group of species with different traits in one place

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Community

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A development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs

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Sustainable Development

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An act to promote environmental awareness through environmental education for other purposes.

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RA 9512 National Environmental Awareness and Education Act of 2008

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This law aims to adopt a systematic, comprehensive and ecological solid waste management program.

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RA 9003 Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000

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TYPES OF CONSUMER

Consumers are also called

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Heterotrophs

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TYPES OF CONSUMER

Herbivores; animals feeding on plants.

e.g. rabbit, goat, deer

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Primary Consumers

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TYPES OF CONSUMER

Animals feeding on herbivores are called ____ or primary Carnivores.

e.g cats, foxes, snake

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Secondary Consumers

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TYPES OF CONSUMER

These are large Carnivores which feed on secondary consumers

e.g. Wolves

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Tertiary Consumers

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TYPES OF CONSUMER

They are also called omnivores these are largest carnivores that feeds on tertiary consumers and are not eaten up by any other animals

e.g. Lion and Tiger

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Quaternary Consumers

18
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Bacteria and fungi belong in this category. They break down dead organic matter of producers and consumers for their food and release to the environment the simple inorganic and organic substances.

e.g. earthworms, bacteria, beetles

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Decomposers or Detritivores

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The process in which individuals with certain traits are more likely to survive and reproduce under a particular set of environment conditions than those without traits.

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Natural Selection

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TYPES OF ISOLATION

Occurs when mutation and change by natural selection operate in the gene pools of geographically isolated populations.

e.g two closely related species of fish who live in different habitats not mating

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Reproductive Isolation

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TYPES OF ISOLATION

Occurs when different groups of the same species become physically isolated from another for a long period of time. e.g a mountain range prevents two types of goat from mating causing the gene pool to become less varied.

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Geographic Isolation

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A process whereby Earth’s life changes over time through changes in the genes of population in succeeding generation

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Biological Evolution

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TYPES OF SPECIES

An organism that helps hold the system together

e.g. human keyword: protect, provide, prevent

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Keystone

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TYPES OF SPECIES

An organism that is able to thrive in a wide variety of environmental condition and make use of variety of different resources

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Generalist

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TYPES OF SPECIES

An organism that lives by a limited diet and occupies a narrower niche.

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Specialist

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TYPES OF SPECIES

An organism that is self-sustaining population in a historic time

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Native

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TYPES OF SPECIES

Are organisms that have occurred outside their natural range. That natural range could be as far as another country or as near as a different region of the same country.

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Non-native

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TYPES OF INTERACTION

Both organism are benefited and obligatory ( +, +)

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Mutualism

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TYPES OF INTERACTION

oth organisms are benefited and not obligatory (+,+)

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Protocooperation (Photocooperation)

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TYPES OF INTERACTION

One organism benefits while the other is neither benefited or harmed (+,0)

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Commensalism

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TYPES OF INTERACTION

One organism benefits and the other is harmed (+,-)

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Parasitism

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TYPES OF INTERACTION

One organism is inhibited while the other is not affected (-,0)

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Amensalism

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TYPES OF INTERACTION

Boh organism are affected (-,-)

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Competition

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TYPES OF INTERACTION

One organism benefits at the expense of another (+,-)

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Predation

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MAJOR COMPONENTS OF BIODIVERSITY

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  • Functional Diversity
  • Species Diversity
  • Ecological Diversity
  • Genetic DIversity

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