Hailey Flashcards

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food web

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when you combine the food chains they form a food web

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2
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energy flow

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is the transfer of energy that begins with the sun and passes from one organism to the next in a food chain

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3
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pyramid of numbers

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to show how many organisms are at each level in a food chain

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4
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food chain

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a food chain is a model that shows how food energy passes from organism to organism

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5
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cellular respiration

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a consumer obtains the energy it needs by breaking down high energy foods such as sugar and starch

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6
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top comsumer

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the carnivore at the end of the food chain

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7
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chlorophyll

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is a green chemical that traps the energy of the sun

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8
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photosynthesis

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producers use the trapped energy to make food

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9
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evaporation

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is the process in which liquid water changes into an invisible gas called water vapour.

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10
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transpiriation

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is the process in which water that is taken in through a plants roots

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11
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condensation

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is the process in which water vapour in the air changes back to tiny droplets of liquid water when air cools

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12
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carbon cycle

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carbon compounds are interconverted in the environment involving the incorporation of carbon dioxide

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13
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water cycle

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the cycle of processes by which water circulates between the earths oceans, atmosphere, and land

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14
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precipitation

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rain, hail, snow, or sleet that falls to the ground

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15
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ground water

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water found underground in cracks and spaces in soil, sand, and rocks

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16
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run-off

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flow over and away from surfaces

17
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pollution

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a collective term for the different types of harmful materials that are released into the environment through human activity’s

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pollutants

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a material that causes pollution

19
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bioaccumulation

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the accumulation of pollutants in organisms through the levels of a food chain

20
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limiting factors

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any living or non living factors controls the number of individuals in a population

21
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carrying capacity

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the maximum number of individuals that an environment can support over a long period of time

22
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global warming

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the steady increase in the temperature of earths atmosphere

23
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ecological succession

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the gradual change in the make up of a biological community over time