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29 Cards in this Set
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Biodiversity
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The variety of life on earth.
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Biotic
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Living Components
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Abiotic
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Non-Living Components
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Biome
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Large regions that have similar biotic components.
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Terrestrial
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Land based
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Latitude
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The distance (measured in degrees) North or South from the equator.
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Elevation
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The heigh of a land mass above sea level.
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Ocean Currents
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Affects temperature and precipitation, and influences the characteristics of biomes.
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Climate
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The average pattern of weather conditions that occur in a region. Observed over a period of years.
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Climatograph
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A graph about climate data for a specific region and is generated from data in the past 30 years.
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Adaptations
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Characteristics that enabled organisms to better survive and reproduce.
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Three Types of Adaptations
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- Structural
- Physiological - Behavioural |
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Structural Adaptation
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A physical feature of an organisms body having a specific function that contributes to the survival of an organism.
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Physiological Adaptation
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A physical or chemical event that occurs within the body of an organism that enables survival.
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Behavioural Adaptation
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What an organism does to survive in the unique conditions of it's envionrment. Ex. Migrates, hibernates or burrows.
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Habitat
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A place in which an organism lives.
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Light is required for ______
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Photosynthesis
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Photosynthesis
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A chemical reaction that concerts solar energy into chemical energy.
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Species
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A group of closely related organisms that can reproduce with one another.
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Population
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All the members of a particular species within an ecosystem.
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Community
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All the populations of the different species that interact in a specific area or ecosystem.
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Ecological Heirarchy
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Organism < Population < Community < Ecosystem
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Symbiotic Relationships
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Commensalism, Mutualism and Paratism
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Commensalism
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One species benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed.
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Mutualism
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Both organisms benefit.
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Parasitism
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One species benefits and the other is harmed.
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Niche
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Organisms roles in ecosystems.
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Competition
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Harmful interaction between two or more organisms that can occur when organisms compete for the same resource.
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Predation
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Predator-Prey interations in which one organism eats all or part of another organism. (One benefits and other is harmed)
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