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85 Cards in this Set
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not;without
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auto-
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self
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bio-
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life
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carni-
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meat
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chemo-
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chemical
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co-
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together;with
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geo-
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earth
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herb-
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plant
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hetero
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different
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homo-
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same
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omni
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all
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photo
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light
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-sis
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process
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sym-
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together
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tert-
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third
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troph
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energy
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vore
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to eat
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abiotic
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not living
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biotic
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living
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biodiversity
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variety amongst the organisms in an environment
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biogeochemical cycle
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the process in which elements are recycled throughout the atmosphere
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biomass pyramid
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biome
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group of ecosystems with similar conditions
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biosphere
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group of biomes
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carnivore
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organism that only eats meat
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chemoautotroph
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organism that makes energy with chemicals
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commensalism
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symbiotic relationship between organisms in which one benefits and the other is not affected
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community
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an area where populations interact
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conservation
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using/doing less of something to prevent potential extinction
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decomposer
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the organism that absorbs nutrients from dead matter and turns it into a usable form
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detritivore
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organisms that eat dead matter
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ecology
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the study of organisms and their interactions
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ecosystem
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biological community and the necessities needed for survival
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ecosystem diversity
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variety amongst the organisms in an environment to fulfill certain niches
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biomass
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energy pyramid
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number pyramid
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food chain
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a diagram that shows the transfer of energy between organisms
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food web
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multiple food chains put together to show ?
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greenhouse effect
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the process where carbon dioxide absorbs all the excess energy that comes into the atmosphere creating warmer temperatures
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habitat
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the location in which an organism lives
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herbivore
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an organism that only eats plants
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heterotroph
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organisms that receive energy by consuming others
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latitude
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the vertical division of the earth in which the climate is different depending on the degree
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limiting factor
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the abiotic factor that limits population of a species in an ecosystem
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microclimate
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different conditions within a specific area
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mutualism
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a symbiotic relationship between organisms in which both organisms benefit
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niche
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the specific role that an organism plays in an ecosystem
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omnivore
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an organism that eats both animals and plants
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organisms
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living things
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parasitism
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a symbiotic relationship between organisms in which one benefits and the other is harmed
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photoautotroph
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an organism that creates energy using the sunlight (photosynthesis)
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organic
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excretions from an abiotic factor
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inorganic
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things that do not come from organisms
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keystone species
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specific species that the entire population depends on
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grazing
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a form of predation in which the prey is ready and available without hunting
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nutrient
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a chemical that is needed for life and is not made by animals
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photosynthesis
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the process in which sunlight and carbon dioxide to create energy?
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population
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organisms living in the same area at the same time
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predation
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the way that an organism catches its prey by action
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symbiosis
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a close relationship between organisms
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tolerance
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the level of acceptance for a type of environment or surrounding
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trophic level
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the levels on a pyramid showing how the organism receives/creates energy
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weather
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a short term analysis of the atmosphere and its state
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bias
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a pre-conceived way of thinking
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biology
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the study of life
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control group
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a part of a variable that stays the same throughout the experiment
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dependent variable
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the variable that you are experimenting to find
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hypothesis
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testable explanation of a natural event
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independent variable
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the variable changed in an experiment
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law
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the natural event that we see
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prediction
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a reasonable guess about the results of an experiment (to explain a natural event)
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pseudoscience
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science that is fake and not based on real facts
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science
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a process used to explain natural events
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theory
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hypothesis with evidence
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variable
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the components of an experiment to change or test
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climate
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overall conditions of an area based on long term weather analysis
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made of 1+ cells
reproduces grows responds to stimuli maintains homeostasis adapts over time requires energy displays organization |
the 8 characteristics of life
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Carolus Linnaeus
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contributed the Linnaean classification to organize different species
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Carl Woese
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contributed the domains (using RNA sequences)
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RH Whittaker
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Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
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Linnaean classification in order from largest to smallest
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individual, population, biological community, ecosystem, biome, biosphere
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organization of organisms in the environment
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if the ecosystem is not balanced, eventually the species will die out because of the overpopulation of one, and the decrease of another
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importance of a balanced ecosystem
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because the sunlight is more intense in some locations of latitude, the heat is more extreme causing a change in the climate for that area
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relationship between sunlight, latitude, and climate
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