sceince biolagy Flashcards

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mutualism

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(+/+)

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parasitism

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(+/-)

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3
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commensalism

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(+/unaffected)

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4
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ecosystem

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a landscape where animals, plants and other organisms work together to form a bubble of life

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5
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Biotic

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a living part of an ecosystem

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6
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Abiotic

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a non-living part of an ecosystem

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7
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Organism

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an animal, cell or plant

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8
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Megafauna

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a large usually extinct organism

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9
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Producers

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an organism that makes there own food E.G plants

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Consumers

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an organism that doesn’t make its food and instead eats other plants/animals for energy

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Autotrophs

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an organism that produced its food using carbon dioxide, light or other chemicals to produce energy

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12
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Heterotrophs

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an organism that eats other plants or animals for energy or nutrients

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13
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Trophic level

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the position of an organism in the food chain

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14
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Food chain

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group of organisms linked in order of the food they eat

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15
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Food web

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consists of all the food chains in a single ecosystem

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16
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Apex predator

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a predator at the top of the food chain with no predators of its own

17
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Competition

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18
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Predator

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an animal that naturally preys on others

19
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Prey

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an animal that is caught and killed by another for food

20
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Energy pyramid

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a diagram that shows the flow of energy from one tropic level to another

21
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Photosynthesis

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when a plant turns carbon dioxide, water and sunlight into oxygen and energy

22
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Ectothermic

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cold-blooded animals

23
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Endothermic

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non-cold blooded animals

24
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Herbivore

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an organism that mostly feeds on plants

25
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Omnivore

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an organism that can sustain both plants and other animals

26
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carnivore

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an animal that eats meat

27
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biodivirsity

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all the different kinds of life you’ll find in one area

28
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primarry consumer

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an organism that eats plants

29
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secondary consumer

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organisms that receive their energy from primary consumers

30
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teraity consumer

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those that eats the secondary consumers

31
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decomposter

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organism that breaks down dead organic material

32
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describe a Diprotodon

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  1. looks like a wombat and kwoka
  2. very big
  3. herboviare
33
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descibe a Megalania

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1monteri lizard
2.very big
3.carnivoore

34
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describe a Procoptodon

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1.short-faced kangroo
2.herbivore
3.large

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