Biology Final Exam Study Guide

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Organization

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Stucture of cells in an organism; characteristic of living

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Reproduction

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production of offspring; characteristic

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Growth

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increase in material and species in an organism

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Development

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changes of an organsim' characteristic

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Adaptation

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evolution of structure behavior

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Homeostasis

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organisms regulation to internal enviroments; characteristic

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Evolution

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gradual change over time

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Species

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group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring

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Hypothesis

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explanation for a questiopn

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Quanitive Research

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numbers

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Qualitive Research

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writen discription

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Ecology

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scientific study of interactions between organisms and there enviroments

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Biotic

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noliving

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Abiotic

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living

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Organism

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anything that posses all the characteristics of life

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Population

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species living in one place

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Community

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collevtion of interacting pops. that inhabit a common enviroment

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Ecosystem

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Communities surroundings

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Biosphere

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portion of Earth that supports life

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Biological Community

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community made up of interacting pops.

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Niche

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Role;Job

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Habitat

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place where an organism lives out its life

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Autotrophs

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Energy=Sun

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Heterotrophs

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Cant make energy

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Phobic Zone

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Portion of marine biome with sunlihgt

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Aohobic Zone

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Portion of marine biome without sunlight

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Scavengers

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animals that feed on animals that already died

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Decomposers

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organisms that break down

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Symbioses

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Relationship between two organisms

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Commenalism

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+/nuetral relationship

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Parasitism

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+/- relationship

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Mutualism

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+/+ relationship

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Food Chain

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model that shows how matter and energy move through an ecosystem

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FoodWeb

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Model that shows possible eating of all trophic levels

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Trophic Levels

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Organism that represents feeding steo in the movement of enerfy and materials through an ecosystem

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Water Cycle

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evaporation, condensation, precipitaion

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Carbon Cycle

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photosythesis cycle

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Limiting Factors

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anything that limiys organism reproduction

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Climax Community

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no change community

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Pioneer Species

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first Species to hold an area

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Primary Succesion

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First sequence of changes

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Secondary Succession

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Sequence of changes after the area has been disrupted in some way

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Exponetial Growth

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pop. grows faster as it increases in size

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Carrying Capacity

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Number of organisms an enviroment can support

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Density Dependent Factors

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limiting factors such as disease, food availablity, etc.

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Density Independent Factors

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Factors such as temperature, storms, floods, drought, etc.

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Demoprgraphy

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Study of pop. growth, age, distruption

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Emigration

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movement of individuals FROM a pop.

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Immigration

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movement of individuals INTO a pop.

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Age Structure

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proportians of pop. in different ages