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Name each classification |
K P C O F G S |
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What is a detrivor |
Organism that eat dead material or waste |
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How is energy lost from the food chain |
Egestion excretion respiration |
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Describe the carbon cycle |
Plant absorbs C02 during respiration Released during decay or fossil fuel burning |
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Describe the nitrate cycle |
Nitrogen fixing bacteria creates nitrates from nitrogen gas lighting splits N2 ammonia is nitrified Used for protein Decomposers release ammonia |
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Characteristics of predators and prey |
Predators fast and strong binocular vision low number of children in packs or alone if big/ stealthy Prey fast all round vision high number of children stay in packs |
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How do new species form |
A barrier forms creating two separate habitats The two group begin to adapt and develop differently Eventually become so different they cannot interbreed |
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Describe Lamarck's theory |
Giraffes stretched necks to reach trees Children have longer necks as a result |
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Describe some man made pollutants |
Sulfur dioxide acid rain Carbon dioxide greenhouse gas CFC destroys ozone Untreated sewage contain harmful bacteria Detergents kill organisms in water |
Air and water |
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Name two indicator species |
Mayfly larvae high oxygen Lichens survive with high pollution |
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