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46 Cards in this Set
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WHAT ARE ORGANELLES? |
MEMBRANE ENCLOSED STRUCTURES THAT PERFORM SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS |
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COMMON STRUCTURES OF PROKARYOTIC AND EUKARYOTIC CELLS |
PLASMA MEMBRANE CYTOSOL ONE OR MORE CHROMOSOMES RIBOSOMES |
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FUNCTION OF CHLOROPLASTS |
PERFORM PHOTOSYNTHESIS |
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CELLS IN CHLOROPLASTS |
EUKARYOTIC PLANT CELLS ONLY |
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PRIMARY PHOTOSYNTHSIS PIGMENT |
GREEN |
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WHY IS PHOTOSYNTHESIS IMPORTANT? |
GIVES US OXYGEN PRODUCES CHEMICAL ENEGRY |
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ULTIMATE FUNCTION OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS |
CONVERT RADIENT ENERGY FROM SUNLIGHT INTO CHEMICAL ENERGY IN THE FORM OF GLUCOSE
PRODUCES OXYGEN |
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PHOTOSYNTHESIS EQUATION |
WATER + CARBON DIOXIDE ---> GLUCOSE + OXYGEN |
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WHY IS RESPIRATION IMPORTANT? |
MAIN WAY CHEMICAL ENERGY IS HARVESTED FROM FOOD AND CONVERTED TO ATP |
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CELLULAR RESPIRATION EQUATION |
GLUCOSE + OXYGEN ---> CARBON DIOXIDE + WATER + ATP |
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ATP |
MAIN SOURCE OF ENERGY USED BY CELLS AND IS PRODUCED WHEN ORGANIC MOLECULES ARE BROKEN DOWN VIA CELLULAR RESPIRATION OR FERMENTATION |
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FERMENTATION |
ANAEROBIC HARVEST OF CHEMICAL ENERGY FROM ORGANIC MOLECULES
CONVERTS CHEMICAL ENERGY TO ATP W/O OXYGEN ((FEWER MOLECULES) |
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ECOLOGY |
STUDY OF INTERACTIONS AMONG ORGANISMS AND B/W ORGANISMS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT |
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ECOLOGICAL COMMUNITY |
ASSEMBLAGE OF DIFFERENT SPECIES LIVING AT THE SAME PLACE AT THE SAME TIME |
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TYPES OF INTERACTIONS |
COMPETITION (-/-) EXPLOITATION (+/-) MUTALISM (+/+)
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EXPLOITATION |
PREDATION HERBIVORY PARASITISM |
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AUTOTROPH/PRODUCER |
PRODUCE OWN FOOD |
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HETEROTROPH/CONSUMER |
EAT OTHER ORGANISMS
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TYPES OF HETEROTROPHS/CONSUMERS |
HERBIVORE CARNIVORE OMNIVORE |
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DETRITIVORE |
EAT WASTE PRODUCTS OR DEAD PLANTS AND ANIMALS
MILIPEDES/EARTHWORMS |
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DECOMPOSERS |
BREAK DOWN NON-LIVING MATERIAL EVEN FURTHER USING ENZYMES
FUNGI/BACTERIA |
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PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY |
RATE AT WHICH AN ECOSYSTEMS PRODUCERS CONVERT SOLAR ENERGY TO CHEMICAL ENERGY STORED IN BIOMASS |
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BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE |
DESCRIBE MOVEMENT OF NUTRIENTS THRU THE BIOTIC AND ABIOTIC COMPONENTS OF THE ECOSYSTEM |
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BIOTIC RESERVOIR |
LIVING ORGANISMS |
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ABIOTIC RESERVOIRS |
AREAS OUTLISE LIVING ORGANISMS WHERE ELEMENTS ARE STORES (OCEANS/SOIL) |
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CLIMATE CHANGE |
MAJOR CHANGE IN CLIMATE VARIABLES THAT OCCUR OVER SEVERAL DECADES OR LONGER |
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GLOBAL WARMING |
INCREASE IN EARTHS AVERAGE TEMP |
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GREENHOUSE EFFECT |
WARMING OF THE ATMOSPHERE CAUSED BY THA LAYER OF GREENHOUSE GASSES THAT ABSORB HEAT RADIATION AND SLOWS RELEASE FROM EARTHS SURFACE |
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COMMON GREENHOUSE GASSES |
CARBON DIOXIDE METHANE NITROUS OXIDE HALOCARBONS OZONE |
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WITHOUT GREENHOUSE GASSES, WHAT WOULD HAPPEN? |
EARTHS TEMP WOULD DROP TO EXTREMELY LOW TEMPS EACH NIGT PREVENTING LIFE AS WE KNOW IT |
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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE |
INCREASE GLOBAL TEMP RAIN PATTERS CHANGE WARMING OCEANS OCEAN ACIDIFICATION SHRINKING ICE SHEETS SEA LEVEL RISE EXTREME EVENTS |
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IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON ORGANISMS |
RELY ON SUITABLE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS AND RECOURCES TO SURVIVE
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IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON HUMANS |
AGRICULTURE FORESTRY HEALTH
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IF ENVIRONMENT CONDITIONS CHANGE HOW WILL SPECIES RESPOND? |
MOVE TO SUITABLE PLACES ADAPT OVER TIME GO EXTINCT |
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PRIMARY SOLUTION FOR CLIMATE CHANGE |
MITIGATION |
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MITIGATION |
PURSUING ACTIONS THAT REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS TO LESSON GASSES IN THE ATMOSPHERE
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EXAMPLES OF MITIGATION |
DRIVE LESS TURN OFF LIGHTS UNPLUG ELECTRONICS |
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POPULATION |
GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS BELONGING TO THE SAME SPECIES THAT LIVE IN THE SAME REGION AT THE SAME TIME |
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POPULATION ECOLOGY |
STUDY OF FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE A POPULATIONS SIZE, DENSITY, STRUCTURE, AND GROWTH RATE |
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GLOBAL POPULATION GROWTH RATE |
DETERMINED BY BIRTH AND DEATH RATE |
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EXPONENTIAL GROWTH RATE |
DESCRIBES THE EXPANSION/GROWTH OF A POPULATION IN AN IDEAL/UNLIMITED ENVIRONMENT CANT SUSTAIN FOREVER |
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"LIMITING FACTORS" |
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS THAT KEEP POPULATION GROWTH IN CHECK BY REDUCING BIRTH RATE/ DECREASING DEATH RATE |
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EXAMPLES OF LIMITING FACTORS |
WATER FOOD SPACE PREDATORS DISEASE |
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CARRYING CAPACITY |
MAX POPULATION SIZE THAT A PARTICULAR ENVIRONMENT CAN SUSTAIN |
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WHY IS CARRYING CAPACITY IMPORTANT? |
HIGH GROWING POPULATIONS WILL HAVE LESS RECOURCES |
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ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT |
AREA OF BIOLOGICALLY PRODUCTIVE LAND AND WATER NEEDED TO PRODUCE THE RESOURCES AND DISPOSE/RECYCLE WASTE FOR EACH PERSON.
PERSONS IMPACT ON EARTH |
