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43 Cards in this Set
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an object that was living at one time but is no longer living
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dead
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the way of life
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niche
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biotic factors
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living things
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things that an organism needs to survive
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resources
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a genetic change in a series or population that occurs
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adaption
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abiotic factors
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non-living things
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since 1860 the global temperature has risen about _degree/s F b/c of higher levels of __
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1, CO2
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a _______ consists of all of the organisms interacting in an enviroment
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community
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levels of orginization (write down.. there are 10)
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bioshpere
ecosystem community population organism organ system organs cells molecules atom |
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the living things in an enviroment
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biotic factors
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is an object that was never living
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non-living
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today's ecological issues (3 answers)
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exploding human population, thinning ozone layer, greenhouse effect
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logistic growth curve is the _-CURVE
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S
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only _% of uv rays get in from the sun
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1
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a science that looks at the relationships between humans and the earth
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enviromental science
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the ozone layer protects living organis from..
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the sun
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looking at the members of a single species
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population
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is an organism that undergoes cellular respiration, breathing, feeding etc.
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living
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organisms that use energy to control some of their internal conditions
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regulators
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most organisms are found within the first few _____ of the biosphere.
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meters
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the biosphere is about __ miles think
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14
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a ________ includes all the members of a species that live in 1 place at a time
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population
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the increase in temperature will cause the rising of ___ _____ due to the melting of ___ ___
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sea levels, ice caps
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the ability of some organisms to adjust
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acclimation
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only __% of the atmosphere is oxygen
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21
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1985- _______ scientist discovered a hole over ________
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BRITISH, ANTARCTICA
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the nonliving things in an enviroment
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abiotic factors
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biosphere is compeosed of smaller units called..
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ecosystems
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where an organism lives
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habitat
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scientest project that the average global temperature will increase _ to _degrees by the year 2100
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3, 8
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broadest most exclusive level of orginization
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biosphere
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comparing the earth to an apple the biosphere would be it's..
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skin
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industrial chemicals called ___'s and some other related chemicals react w/ ozone and are destroying it.
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CFC
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the ability of some organisms to adjust
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acclimation
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exponential groth curve is the _-CURVE
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J
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organisms that change as their external enviroment changes
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conformers
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projection: world's population will be between 7.8-12.5 billion by the year..
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2050
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the sutdy of interactions between organisms and the living and the nonliving components of their enviroment
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ecology
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all organisms are found within the..
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biosphere
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the mechanism that insulates the earth from the deep freeze of outer space
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greenhouse effect
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the human population has tripled from 2 billion in 1930 to over..
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6 billion in 2001.
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a state of reduced activity during periods of unfavorable enviromental conditions
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dormancy
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moving to another more favorable habitat
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migration
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