Unit 5A Review Flashcards

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1
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growth in a new area; ex. on a newly formed volcanic island

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primary succession

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2
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branch of biology dealing with interactions among organisms and between organisms and the environment

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ecology

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3
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all species in a given area; ex. all organisms in Flower Mound

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community

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4
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process in which bacteria convert nitrogen into a form plants can use

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nitrogen fixation

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5
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consists of all ecosystems of one type; ex. tropical rainforest

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biome

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6
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term that means nonliving

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abiotic

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7
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organism that eats consumers

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carnivore

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8
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limiting factor whose effect is the same regardless of population size

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density independent

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9
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examples of density independent limiting factors

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earthquake, drought, severe frost, fire

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10
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symbiotic relationship in which one species benefits, but the other is harmed

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parasitism

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11
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the original source of energy in most ecosystems

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sunlight

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12
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rapid increase in population numbers due to unlimited resources

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exponential growth

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13
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symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit

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mutualism

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14
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term that means living

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biotic

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15
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combined portions of Earth in which all living things exist

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biosphere

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16
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organism that eats producers

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herbivore

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17
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symbiotic relationship in which one species benefits, and the other is unaffected

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commensalism

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18
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limiting factor whose effect increases with population size

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density dependent

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19
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examples of density dependent limiting factors

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disease, parasitism, emigration, competition

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20
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“job” of an organism in the environment

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niche

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21
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organism that eats both producers and consumers

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omnivore

22
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each step in the transfer of energy and matter within a food web

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trophic level

23
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growth in an area has been disrupted and begins again; ex. on an abandoned field

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secondary succession

24
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What happens to the energy that is not passed to the next trophic level?

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released as heat

25
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How do prey population numbers affect predator population numbers?

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They are dependent on one another. If prey numbers go up, predator numbers go up. If predator numbers go up, prey numbers go down.

26
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leveling off of population numbers due to limited resources

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logistic growth

27
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an organism that can make its own food through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis

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autotroph

28
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the day to day conditions of temperature and precipitation in an area

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weather

29
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movement of organisms into a population/area

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immigration

30
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one species in a given area; ex. all squirrels in Flower Mound

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population

31
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an organism that obtains nutrients by breaking down dead organisms

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decomposer; ex. fungi and bacteria

32
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average year after year conditions of temperature and precipitation in an area

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climate

33
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What percentage of energy is transferred from one trophic level to the next?

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10%

34
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an organism that cannot make it own food and must eat other organisms for food

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heterotroph

35
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What do the arrows in a food web or food chain indicate?

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the direction of energy flow; prey–>predator

36
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Where is most energy and matter located in an ecological pyramid?

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at the bottom

37
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a pyramid that shows the amount of living tissue at each level

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biomass pyramid

38
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relationship in which one species captures and feeds on the other

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predation

39
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movement of organisms out of a population/area

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emigration

40
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pyramid that shows the number of organisms at each level

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pyramid of numbers

41
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What happens to a population that exceeds its carrying capacity?

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population numbers drop due to lack of resources

42
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relationship in which two species fight over the same resource

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competition

43
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pyramid that shows the amount of energy at each level

A

energy pyramid

44
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Compare the movement of energy to the movement of nutrients in an ecosystem.

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Energy moves in only one direction, but nutrients recycle.

45
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Name 2 factors that would increase population numbers.

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increasing birth rate and decreasing death rate

46
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Name 2 factors that would decrease population numbers.

A

decreasing birth rate and increasing death rate

47
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How does the amount of DDT change as it moves along a food chain?

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increases at each level (biomagnification)

48
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How does the amount of energy change as it moves along a food chain?

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decreases at each level (only 10% is passed from level to level)

49
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Identify the trophic levels of each organism in this food chain.

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Leaf–producer, Caterpillar–primary consumer(herbivore,) Chameleon–secondary consumer, Snake–tertiary consumer, Mongoose–quaternary consumer

50
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The grass has 100% energy. Following the 10% rule, what energy percentages will the remaining organisms have?

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Grass–100%, Grasshopper–10%, Mouse–1%, Owl–0.1%

Each organism gets 10% of the energy from the previous organism.