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Biology 101 flashcards
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biosphere

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where living things exist, the sum of all eco systems

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what is the land made up of?

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litosphere/biosphere

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interacts with water?

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hydrosphere

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air

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atmosphere

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what are sustainable eco systems

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eco systems are diverse and provide for the needs of the organism that live there

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where is carbon naturally found?

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in living things and their dead bodies waste

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word equation for photosynthesis

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water+carbon dioxide–>glucose+oxygen

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what is carbon recycled through?

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soil+living things+ atmosphere

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word equation for respiration

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glucose+oxygen–>water+carbon dioxide=carbon cycle

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geologists

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rocks and earth

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biologists

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study living things

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meterologists

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study atmosphere and weather

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hydrologists

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study water and its movements

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atmosphere

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blanket of gas surrounding the earth

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decompostion

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the state or process of rotting or decay

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excretion

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pooing-the process of eliminting waste

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FOOD CHAIN

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a series of organsisms dependant on the nect as a food source

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fossil fuels

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Coal or gas formed from the remains of living organissm

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glucose

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a simle sugar

important energy sourceq

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marine eco systens

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include living and non living organisms in the ocean

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respiration

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production of energy

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water cycle

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how water circulates between the earths oceans, atmospheres, land, invloving precipitation

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evaporation is when a liqiud changes into a

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has

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why is evaporated water so clean

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impurities are left behind

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condensation happens when a gas changes into a

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liquid

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condensation is the opposite of

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evaporuatino

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what is the most important factor when determining whether water is a solid, liquid or gas?

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temperature

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formation of clouds

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water vapours join dust particles

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why is nitrogen so important to living things

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so they can build protein

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WHY IS FREE NITROGEN A PROBLEM FOR MANY ORGANISMS?

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BC they cannot get nitrogen from the atmosphere

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what organism are responsible for producing nitrogen compounds?

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certain bacteria

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where can nitrogen fixing bacteria be found?

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soil

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what are legumes?

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plants that are nitrogen fixers

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threee plants that are legumes

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beans lupines and peas

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what are decomposers

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bacteria that break down complex nitrogen coupounds

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