env sci Ch 4 Flashcards

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Ecosystem

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Is all of the organism living in an area together with there physical environment

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2
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Biotic factor

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Living and once living of an ecosystem

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3
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Abiotic factor

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Non living parts of an ecosystem

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4
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Organism

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Individual living thing

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5
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Species

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Is a group of organisms that can mate to produce fertile offspring

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6
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Population

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Is all the members of the same species that live in the same place at the same time

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7
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Community

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A group of various species in the same place and interact with each other

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8
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Habitat

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A place ware an organism lives

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9
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Natural selection

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The survival in reproduction of organism with particular traits

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10
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Evolution

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A Change in the genetic characteristic of population from one generation to the next

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11
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Adaptation

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An inherited trait that increases

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12
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Artificial selection

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The selective breeding of organisms by humans for specific characteristic is called?

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13
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Resistance

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Is the ability of one or more organisms to tolerate a particular chemical designed to kill it.

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14
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Archaebacteria

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Are often found in extreme places such as hot springs.

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15
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Eubacteria

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Are very common and can be founded in soil and animal bodies.

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16
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Fungus

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Is an organism whose cells have nuclei and cell walls.

17
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Protist

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Are a diverse group of one -celled organisms and their many-celled relatives

18
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Gymnosperm

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Are woody plants that produce seeds, but their are not enclosed in fruits

19
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Angiosperms

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Flowering plants that produce seeds in fruit

20
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Invertebrates

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Animals that lack backbones

21
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Vertebrates

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Animals that have backbones