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18 Cards in this Set
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Well known insecticide |
DDT |
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Scottish species of finch |
Crossbill |
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Creature that is more active at night, such as a Scottish Wild Cat |
Nocturnal |
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Ways in which energy is lost in an energy pyramid |
Heat Movement faeces urine |
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Used to add nitrates to the soil |
Fertilisers |
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Competition between species |
Interspecific |
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Used to capture small animals |
Pitfall trap |
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Used to count plants |
Quadrat |
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Used to identify organisms |
Key |
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Non-living factors in the environment |
Abiotic |
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Characteristics developed over long periods of time that help an animal to survive |
Adaptation |
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Used to change the DNA of a plant or animal |
Mutagenic agent |
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How an organism makes its living |
Niche |
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Leads to the evolution of new species |
Natural selection |
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The washing of fertilisers into rivers and lochs |
Leaching |
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Used as a biological indicator of air pollution |
Lichens |
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Results in a drop of dissolved oxygen in rivers |
Eutrophication |
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Growing a single type of crop over a large area and from year to year |
Monoculture |
