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19 Cards in this Set
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______converts solar energy into chemical energy by_____.
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Producers
Photosynthesis |
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The four basic types of building blocks are___,___,___,and___.
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Monosaccharides
Amino Acids Nucleotides Fatty Acids |
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Consumers can be divided into two types:_____and_____.
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Herbivores
Carnivores |
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Carnivores can be divided into two types:_____and_____.
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Predators
Scavangers |
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Producers utilize ___and___to form___through photosynthesis.
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Water
Carbon Dioxide Carbohydrates |
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Cheetah is considered to be a_____predator, because it hunts predominantly_____.
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Specialists
Thomson's gazelles |
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In Oregon the_____have developed resistance to the tetrodotoxin,a potent_____produced by_____.
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Garter snakes
Neurotoxin Taricha Newts |
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The Nile crocodile is an example of a_____presdator. Their huntin tactic is by_____.
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Generalist
Stealth |
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_____have become master hunters of the night sky with the use of _____to map their environments with pinpoint accuracy.
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Bats
Echolocation |
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To detect the approaching bats,_____have developed a simple_____to detect the_____sounds emitted by the bats.
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Moths
Ear Bats |
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To escape from predation, the moths will alter their_____when they detect approaching_____.
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Flight Paths
Bats |
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The_____shut off their_____when they get close to a moth, relying entirely on hearing.
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Brown big-eared bats
Sonar |
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Using a group cooperative strategy,_____work together to hunt_____.
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Chimpanzees
Colobus monkeys |
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Chimpanzees subsist mainly on a_____diet, but they occasionally supplement their diet with meat from hunting_____.
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Vegetarian
Colobus monkeys |
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In the past 50 years, a_____system has been developed to raise cattle in confinement and to feed them with_____.
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Feedlot
Corn |
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To prevent the spread of_____diseases, the cattle feeds are heavily supplemented with_____.
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Infectious
Antibiotics |
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The excessive use of antibiotics in the_____system to raise cattle increases the probability of the emergence of antibiotic resistant_____strains
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Feedlot
Bacterial |
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To prevent the spread of_____diseases, the cattle feeds are heavily supplemented with_____.
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Infectious
Antibiotics |
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The excessive use of antibiotics in the_____system to raise cattle increases the probability of the emergence of antibiotic resistant_____strains
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Feedlot
Bacterial |
