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20 Cards in this Set
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omnivores are consumers that eat both...
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plants and animals
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an example of a herbivore
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deer
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if a kestrel eats a mouse that eats grass the kestreal is a ...
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second level consumer
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what is the process where molecules of liquid water absorv energy and change into the gas state
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evaporation
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the ocean is a limiting factor called a
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physical barrier
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the typical weather pattern in an area over a long period of time is called
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climate
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a group of land ecosystems with similar climates and organisms is called a
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biome
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two types of freshwater ecosystems
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ponds and rivers
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an organism that can make its own food is called a
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producer
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vultures which feed on the bodies of dead organisms are...
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scavengers
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what is not an example of precipitation
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groundwater
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what is released during photosynthesis
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oxygen
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what resulted in kangaroos and other unigue species developing in austraila
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continental drift
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why do large variety of plants grow in tropical forests
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bc its humid warm and rainy
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what is the smallest unit of ecological organization
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a single organism
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what is an example of a population
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grey wolves
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counting thye number of orghanisms in a small area and multiplying to estimate the number ina large area is called
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sampling
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what is an example of emigration
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a group of antelope leaving the herd to find a better grassland
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what is the largest population that an environment can support is called
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carting capacity
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what are behaviors and phsical characteristics of species that allow them to live successfully
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adaptations
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