science unit 2 Flashcards
1
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Is a measure of disorder, and is the transition that a system makes from complexity to simplicity
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Entropy
2
Q
When system is growing it is called
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Anti entropic
3
Q
The role of an organism is known as a
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Niche
4
Q
The act of a system returning to normal after a big event that threatens the system
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Resilience
5
Q
A wide variety of organisms
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biodiversity
6
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having many organisms perform the same or similar functions
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Functional repitition
7
Q
What mechanisms in a system help return the behaviour back to normal
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Feedbackloops
8
Q
This kind of loop returns the system to a normal state by adjusting outputs
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Negative feebackloop
9
Q
This loop moves the system further and further away from the normal state
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Positive feedbackloop
10
Q
A measurement of what happens in an ecosystem
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Elements or Stocks
