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36 Cards in this Set
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BIOTIC |
LIVING e.g. animals, plants, bacteria |
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ABIOTIC |
NON-LIVING e.g. sand, sunlight, water |
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HABITAT |
THE NATURAL HOME OR ENVIRONMENT FOR AN ORGANISM e.g. for a whale the habitat is under water in the ocean. |
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DECOMPOSER |
ORGANISMS THAT GET THEIR ENERGY BY BREAKING DOWN DEAD MATTER. |
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SCAVENGER |
AN ORGANISM THAT FEEDS ON ALREADY DEAD ORGANISMS. e.g. vulture |
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PRODUCER |
AN ORGANISM THAT CAN PRODUCE ITS OWN FOOD e.g. plants |
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1st ORDER CONSUMER |
A CONSUMER THAT EATS A PRODUCER |
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2nd ORDER CONSUMER |
A CONSUMER THAT EATS A FIRST ORDER CONSUMER |
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3rd ORDER CONSUMER |
A CONSUMER THAT EATS A SECOND ORDER CONSUMER. |
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LEVELS OF CLASSIFICATION |
-KINGDOM -PHYLUM -CLASS -ORDER -FAMILY -GENUS -SPECIES |
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NUCLEUS |
THE NUCLEUS CONTROLS THE CELL. |
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CHLOROPLASTS |
THEY ARE THE FOOD PRODUCERS OF THE CELL. |
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CELL WALL |
PROTECTS THE CELL |
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CELL MEMBRANE |
CELL MEMBRANE HOLDS THE CELL TOGETHER KEEPING NASTY FLUIDS OUT AND GOOD FLUIDS IN. |
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ANIMAL PHYLUMS |
-CHORDATE -ARTHROPOD -ECHINODERM -MOLLUSK |
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PARASITE |
AN ORGANISM THAT LIVES ON ANOTHER LIVE ORGANISM TO ABSORB NOURISHMENT. |
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ZOOPLANKTON |
MICROSCOPIC ANIMALS |
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PHYTOPLANKTON |
MICROSCOPIC PLANTS |
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PHOTOSYNTHESIS |
THE PROCESS IN WHICH PLANTS PRODUCE GLUCOSE BY USING THE SUNS ENERGY. |
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PLANT PHYLUMS |
-SEED PRODUCING PLANTS -FERNS -MOSSES AND LIVERWORTS |
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HERBIVORE |
AN ORGANISM THAT EATS ONLY PLANTS e.g. gazelle |
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CARNIVORE |
AN ORGANISM THAT ONLY EATS ANIMALS e.g. lion |
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TAXONOMISTS |
SCIENTISTS WHO SPECIALIZE IN GROUPING LIVING THINGS. |
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BIOLOGY |
THE STUDY OF LIVING THINGS |
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OMNIVORE |
AN ORGANISM THAT EATS BOTH PLANTS AND ANIMALS e.g. black bear |
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COMPETITORS |
TWO ORGANISMS THAT FEED ON THE SAME SOURCE & LIVE IN THE SAME HABITAT. e.g. lizard and spider (both eat stick insects) |
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PREDATOR |
AN ORGANISM THAT HUNTS ANOTHER ORGANISM |
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PREY |
AN ORGANISM HUNTED BY A PREDATOR. |
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CONSUMER |
AN ORGANISM THAT CAN'T PRODUCE IT'S OWN FOOD SO IT FEEDS ON PRODUCERS OR OTHER CONSUMERS. |
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FOOD WEB |
NUMEROUS FOOD CHAINS LINKING TOGETHER |
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FOOD CHAIN |
THE FLOW OF ORGANISMS THAT PASSES ENERGY ON THROUGHOUT A CHAIN |
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AUTOTROPHS |
AN ORGANISM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING IT'S OWN FOOD & NUTRIENTS (PLANTS) |
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HETEROTROHS |
AN ORGANISM THAT CAN'T PRODUCE IT'S OWN FOOD AND RELIES ON OTHER ORGANISM TO RECEIVE IT'S NUTRIENTS. |
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KINGDOMS |
-ANIMAL -PLANT -FUNGI -MONERA -PROTIST |
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BINOMIAL NOMENCLATURE |
TWO PART NAME WHICH IS MADE UP OF GENUS AND SPECIES. |
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CHLOROPHYLL |
A green pigment, present in all green plants and in cyanobacteria, which is responsible for the absorption of light to provide energy for photosynthesis.
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