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40 Cards in this Set
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what 6 things do living things need
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water, energy, food, oxygen, suitable living conditions, and to interact with each other
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whats the def. of biotic
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living things in a ecosystem
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what is the def. of abiotic
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non-living things in a ecosystem
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whats the def. of a consumer
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any animal that has to seek out and eat, or consume, other living things for food
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whats the def. of carnivores
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consumes mainly animal for food
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whats the def. of herbivore
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consumes mainly plants and plant like things
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whats the def. of an omnivore
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consumes mainly other animals as well as plants
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whats the def. of chlorophyll
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a green pigment in plants that traps light energy during photosynthesis
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whats the def. of photosynthesis
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a process by which plants use light energy, carbon dioxide, and water to make there own food
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whats the process of photosynthesis
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light energy+carbon dioxide+water
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plants get heat, light, and energy from the _____
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sun
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the green colour of plants is chlorophyll. chlorophyll helps plants make ________ and _______
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food and oxygen
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plants take in carbon dioxide through their ________
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leafs
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plants take in water and minerals through their _______
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roots
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what are primary consumers
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herbivores (and omnivores)
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what are secondary consumers
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carnivores (and omnivores)
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whats the def. of community
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all populations of different species living and interacting in the same place
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whats the def. of species
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living things of the same kind which are able to reproduce
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whats the def. of population
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all individuals of one species living in a certain place at the same time
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whats the def. of succession
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a predictable pattern of change in the make up of an ecosystem
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whats the def. of a biome
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large area with a similar climate in the make up of an ecosystem
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whats the def. of bioinvasion
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accidental or planned introduction of a non-native species into a community
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whats the def of a food chain
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pathway of energy flow from one living thing to another in an ecosystem
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whats the def of a producer
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living thing at the begging of the food chain capable of making its own food; all green plants are producers
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whats the def of a decomposer
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living thing that breaks down dead animals and plants or animal and plant waste
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whats the def of a scavenger
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organism that feeds of the remains of dead animals that a killed by other consumers
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whats the def of invasive species
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species that are not native to the land
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whats the def of a mechanical mixture
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mixture in which the component parts are clearly visible
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whats the def of a pure substance
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matter that has one type of particle throughout
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whats the def of a solution
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mixture of two or more substances that looks like one substance
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whats the def of a homogeneous mixture
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term used to describe a mixture in which the component parts appear to be the same throughout
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whats the def of heterogeneous mixture
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term used to describe a mixture in which the different component parts are visible
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whats the def of solute
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substance that dissolves in a solvent to form a solution
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whats the def of solvent
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a liquid substance that dissolves a solute to form a solution
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whats the def of a tundra
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cold,dry climate covered with snow and ice
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whats the def of a boreal forest
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cold in winter, cool in summer
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whats the def of a temperate deciduous forest
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cold in winter, hot in summer. both seasons have lots of precipitation
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whats the def of a grassland
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good soil, cold in winter hot in summer
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whats the def of a desert
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boiling dry, low night temperatures, few plants and resources
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whats the def of a tropical rain forest
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hot and wet all year round
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