Chapter Test Review Science 2 (9Th Grade)

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Habitat

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Where organisms Live

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3 spheres

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Lithosphere, atmosphere and hydrosphere

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Atmosphere

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Layer of gas surrounding the Earth

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Lithosphere

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Solid outer layer

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Hydrosphere

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All earth's water in solid, gas, and liquid form

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Biosphere

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Space on earth where life can exist

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Ecosystem

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All living and nonliving things in an area

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Biotic factor

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Living things, and their remains and waste

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Population

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Members of the same species living in the same ecosystem

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Community

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Populations of different organisms in an area

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Sustainable

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Ecosystem maintained naturally

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Radiant energy

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Energy that travels through empty space

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Light energy

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Visible form of radiant energy

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Thermal energy

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Energy transferred during heating or cooling

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Autotrophs

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Base of the food chain+ produce own food

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Heterotrophs

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Do not produce own food+ eat autotrophs

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Producers

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Get energy from photosynthesis

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Consumers

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Get energy from eating other organisms

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Photosynthesis

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Converts light energy into chemical energy. Formula: Co2 + H2o + light energy ----> sugar + O2

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Cellular respiration

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Provide energy to cell for life functions.

Formula: sugar + o2---->Co2+H2o+energy

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Food chain

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Describes energy flow when travelling through an ecosystem

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5 types of consumers

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Herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, scavenger, decomposer

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Herbivore

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Eats only plants

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Carnivore

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Eats only animals

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Omnivore

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Eats both plants and animals

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Scavenger

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Feeds on dead organisms

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Decomposer

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Feeds on decaying organisms

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Foodweb

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Series of interconnecting food chains

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Top carnivore

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Top species in food web

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Biogeochemical

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Movement of matter through biotic and abiotic enviroments

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Biogeochemical cycles

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Carbon, water, nitrogen

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Carbon is cycled through

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Photosynthesis and cellular respiration

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Carbon sink

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Carbon deposits that carbon can enter or leave them after a relatively short time

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Impacts on water cycle

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Global warming and damps

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Carbon cycle impacts

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Burning fossil fuels

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Nitrogen cycle impacts

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Cutting down trees

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Limiting factors

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Factors that restrict the size of a population or where it can live

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Biotic limiting factors

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Competition

Predation

Availability of food

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Abiotic limiting factors

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Light, water, space, temperature, acidity, salinity

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Tolerance range

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Range of abiotic conditions within which a species can survive

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Aquatic abiotic factors

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Light, depth, temperature, water, salinity, acidity, sand

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Terrestrial abiotic factors

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Light, temperature, soil, rocks, sand

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Carrying capacity

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The maximum size of a population that can live using the resources available

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Biome

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Large areas on earth with similar conditions

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5 types of biomes in Canada

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Tundra

Borealis forest

Mountain forest

Temperate deciduous forest

Grassland

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2 types of aquatic ecosystems

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Marine and freshwater

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Equilibrium

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Stable ecosystem conditions over a period of time

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Biodiversity

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The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem

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Loss of biodiversity

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Pollution

Habitat change

Overexploitation

Climate change

Exotic species

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Risk categories

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Special concerns

Threatened

Endangered

Extirpated

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Habitat loss

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The conversion of a large area into a farmland or urban development

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Habitat fragmentation

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The dividing up of a region into smaller parcels or fragmentation

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5 ways of making a habitat fragment more sustainable

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Size

Number

Proximity

Connectedness

Integrity

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Invasive species

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A nonnative species that impacts the natural environment

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4 ways an invasive species have an impact on human ecosystems

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Ecological

Economical

Tourism.

Health

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3 controls for invasive species

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Chemical

Mechanical

Biological

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Pollution

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Harmfully contaminants released into the environment

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Acid rain

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Rain that is made more acidic than usual

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4 ways for cleaning oil spills

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Skimming/vaccuming

Bioremediation

Burning

Dispersal agents

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Stewardship

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Taking responsibility for managing and protecting the environment

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Pests

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Organisms that might compete with or damage crop species

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Pesticide

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A substance used to kill pests (herbicides, insecticides, fungicides)

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Non-target species

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Pesticides that kill species that were not intended to kill

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Organic farming

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A form of agriculture that relies on non-synthetic pesticides and fertilizers

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Bioaccumulation

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The concentration of a substance such as a pesticide, in the body of an organism

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Bioamplification

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The increase in concentration of a substance, such as a pesticide, as it moves higher up the food web