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46 Cards in this Set
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which type of study is Appropiate for demonstrating a cause/effect relationship
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experimental
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a ________ is a hypothesis that has been widely accepted and extensively and rigorously tested
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theory
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scientist have concluded that increasing levels of _____ were causing the depletion of the ozone layer
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CFCs
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what is a true statementabout cfcs
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chemical that was once used as refrigerant
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where in the atmosphere is the ozone layer found
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Stratosphere
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what is the difference between good ozone and bad ozone
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good ozone resides in Stratosphere and blocks uv-b radiation
bad ozone is a pollutant in the Troposphere |
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an ongoing process that allows for altering policy strategies as new information is discovered or the situation itself changes is an example of
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adaptive management
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all of the population living and interacting in an area is known as
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community
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the _____ is an international treaty now now ratified by all countries in the UN that deals with the problem of ozone pollution
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Montreal protocol
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Susan Solomon ozone research in America is an example of which of the following
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observational study
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Dentrifying bacteria convert nitrate into ______ thus returning nitrogen to _____
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nitrogen gas, the atmosphere
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what is the correct hierarchy of organization from largest to smallest
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biosphere, boiome, ecosystem, community, population, individual
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when an oral tree undergoes photosynthesis it is essentially _________
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removing co2 from atmosphere
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how is biosphere 2 useful today
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scientist use it to study the effects of high co2 levels
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which nutrient is found only in solid or liquidform on earth
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phosphorus
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competition with the introduced Asian lady bug has pushed the native lady bug or of many of its former habitats causing it to lose food shelter and mating resources. due to the introduction of the Asian species the native lay bug is now restricted to a new _____ niche
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realized
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what percent of atmosphere is oxygen
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20%
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_______ are prevailing winds that occur between 60 and 90 degree latitudes
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polar eaterlies
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in a pyrimid of energy based on the food chain below which organism would be found in the level that contains the lowest quantity of energy
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snake
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what was the purpose of comprehensive everglades restoration plan
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restore natural flow of water back to wetlands
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the Coreolis effect occurs due to
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earth's rotation on its axis
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the ___ is an effect of increased levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide
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ocean acidification
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the primary reason we have seasons is due to
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earth's tilt on its axis
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which of the following surfaces has the highest albedo
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glaciers
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what is cellular respiration formula
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look up
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which of the following organism above is capable of cellular respiration
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all of the above
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in order for nitrate to be usable for other life it must first be
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taken up by soil bacteria through nitrogen fixation
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organisms store energy in the chemical bonds of compounds like _____ and the use _____ to release energy
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glucose ATP
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on average how much energy is lost as heat between successive tropic layers
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90%
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net primary productivity is
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gross primary productivity minus respiration loss and the amount of organic matter available to consumers as food
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in the food Web below the Lion is an example of
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teritiary consumer
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T/F an increase in trophic level is accompanied by an increase in the amount of energy available for biological work
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false
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by biological definition a species is
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a group of organisms with similar function and behavior that can be interbreed
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an example of parasitism is the relationship between
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rainforest insects and cordyceps fungus
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Keystone species are
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usually not most abundant speciesin am ecosystem
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owl hint for mice ina field at night Hawks hunt for mice in the same field during the day the term that best describes the interaction between the owls and Hawk is
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resource partitioning
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the applied science of ______ includes efforts to repair the everglades ecosystem such as increasing water flow by bridging the tamiami trail
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restoration ecology
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since it's founding in 1910 Glacier National Park MT has lost more than 100 glaciers to Glacier recession exposing thousands of acres of bare rock which patten of ecological succession will occur in the park immediately after this Glacier retreat
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primary
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alligators are not affects by woodstork population however woodstork that build nest near alligators are benefits by reduced predation restoration of woodstork population can be accomplished through efforts such as increasing the availability of nesting trees to resort the ______ relationship between alligators and storks
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commensal
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an ecosystem is
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a biological community and is abiotic environment
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natural selection includes all of the following except
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the diagonal stage of a community
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a Lion fighting with a pack of hyenas over a zebra carcus is an example of
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interspecific competition
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which of the following would not be an adaptation of a prey species to evade predators
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ambush behavior
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_______ proposed the theory of evolution via natural selection
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Charles darwin
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T / F change in the ratio of light mouths to dark moths that was observed in the peppered moth population during the industrial revolution is an example of evolution
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true
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symbiosis is often the result of ______ which is defined as the interdependent evolution of two interacting species
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Co evolution
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