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Unit A: 1.0 & 2.0 Flashcards

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1
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What is a species?

A

Living things of the same kind that are able to reproduce successfully

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2
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What is biological diversity?

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The variety of species and ecosystems on earth and the way they interact with eachother

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3
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Define ecosystem?

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A particular environment where living things interact with other living things

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4
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Define population?

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A Group of individuals of the same species living in a certain area

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What is a community?

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A group of populations of different species living in the same area

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6
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Symbiosis

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The relationship between 2 different species

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7
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Commensalism

A

A relationship where one species benefits and the other is not harmed

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8
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Mutualism

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A relationship where both species benefit

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Parasitism

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A relationship where one species benefits and the other is harmed

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10
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Interspecies competition

A

2 or more species using the same limited resource

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11
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Niche

A

The role of an organism in an ecosystem

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12
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Resource Partitioning

A

Division of resources by co-existing species

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13
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Variability

A

Variations within a species

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14
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Natural selection

A

Process in which the environment picks individuals that will survive and reproduce

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15
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What does ‘Bio’ and ‘Diversity’ mean in biodiversity?

A

Life; Changes or being different or unlike

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16
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What are the certain characteristics that all living things have?

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  • Are made of cells
  • Need energy
  • Grow and develop
  • Reproduce
  • Have adaptations that suit them for the environment in wich they live
17
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What does biotic and abiotic mean?

A

Living and nonliving

18
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What are some abiotic factors in an ecosystem?

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Air, Water, Sunlight

19
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What are some biotic factors in an ecosystem?

A

Man, Trees, Birds

20
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What are the differences within a population called?

A

Variations

21
Q

Where is the greatest number of diversity on the planet?

A

Near the equator

22
Q

Who came up with a system for naming and classifying chemicals?

A

Cardus Linnaeus

23
Q

What language are all organisms classified in?

A

Latin and based on their physical structure

24
Q

What is the first and second word when naming a species?

A

The Genus, species

25
Q

Closely related species have the same ‘blank’

A

Genus

26
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What are the five animal kingdoms?

A 
Animalia (animals)
Planate (plants)
Fungi (yeasts, molds, mushrooms)
Protista (single-celled organisms)
Monera (Bacteria)
27
Q

What are the sub groups of a kingdom?

A 
Kingdom
Phyla
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
28
Q

What is the Mnemonic device help remember the sub-kingdoms?

A

Kings Play Cards On Fine Green Silk

29
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Why can’t a species survive by itself?

A

Because each species is dependent on each other

30
Q

What are the two types of interdependence?

A

Symbiosis and predator and prey

31
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What are the 3 types of symbiosis?

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Commensalism, mutualism, parasitism

32
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Describe commensalism?

A

Where one species benefit and the other is not harmed

33
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Describe mutualism?

A

A relationship where both species benefit

34
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Describe parasitism?

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Where one species benefit and the other is harmed

35
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What is a niche?

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The role of an organism within an ecosystem. Such as what it eats, what eats it, its habitat, nesting sights ect

36
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What is interspecies competition?

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Where no species benefit, when 2 or more species need a resource

37
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What is resource partitioning?

A

When 2 or more species share a resource

38
Q

Why is variation within a species important?

A

Because it increases the chances for an individual to survive if there is environmental change

39
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What does variation help with?

A

Natural selection because it shows which variation is better suited for the environment and more likely to survive

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