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38 Cards in this Set
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b) Habitat
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where certain species live
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c) Population
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the amount of a certain species that live in one area
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d) Community
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a place where different animals live
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e) Niche
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all organisms have a role
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f) Predation
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whena nother animals hunts the other
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g) Symbiosis
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communalism both are helped mutualism one is helped other is not harmed or helped parasitism one is harmed other benefits |
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h) Carrying capacity
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the amount of animals that a area can hold
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i) Producer
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the first in line on the food chain
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j) Photosynthesis
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what a plant uses to make food
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k) Chemosynthesis
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the synthesis of organic compounds by bacteria or other living organisms using energy derived from reactions involving inorganic chemicals
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l) Consumer
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primary first secondary second in line tertiary the main predator |
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m) Detritivore
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eats dead organic beings
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n) Food web
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how animals are ate in order
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o) Food chain
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the prodcer to consumer to predator
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p) Energy pyramid
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how energy is transferred form each organism to each other
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q) Renewable resource
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resources that can be renewed wood solar energy
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r) Nonrenewable resource
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resources that can not be renewed fossil fuels
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s) Resource depletion
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when resource become depleted
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t) Biome
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a place with certain ecological distinctions
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u) Ecosystem
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where certain animals and plants live
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v) Salinity
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the amount of salt in area
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w) Ecological succession
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primary nothing left secondary have rich resources
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x) Climax community
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when a area cannot sustain more animals
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y) Pioneer species
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the first species to move into another place
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z) Eutrophication
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when lake water has to many nutrients
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aa) Deforestation
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cutting down forests
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bb) Desertification
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turning rich soil to sand
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cc) Urban sprawl
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human destroying more land
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dd) Reforestation
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planting more trees
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ee) Reclamation
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riverbeds form more land
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ff) Point source pollution
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Where pollution comes from power plants
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gg) Nonpoint source pollution
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land run off from over fertilization
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hh) Photochemical smog
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when 2 chemicals create a smog
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ii) Acid precipitation
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chemicals stored in clouds and it rains and the water erodes
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jj) Particulate matter
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particles in the air
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kk) Global warming
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the earth getting hotter because of chemicals
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ll) Greenhouse effect
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is a process by which thermal radiation from a planetary surface is absorbed by atmospheric greenhouse gases, and is re-radiated in all directions.
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mm) Air quality index
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how clean the air is
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