Biological Diversity

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Biotic Factor

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A living factor is any living component that effects another orgnism

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Ecosystem

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An environment where living and no living things interact

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Abiotic Factor

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In Ecology and Biology, abiotic components are non-living chemical and physical factors in the environment

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Population

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A group of individuals from the same species living in the same area

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Community

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A group of populations from different species living in the same area

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Niche

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The role of an organism or species in an ecosystem, including where it lives, what it eats, how it reproduces and how it interacts with abiotic and biotic things.

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Resource Paritioning

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Division of a resource between two or more coexisting species such that the niche differs slightly in each

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Interspecies Competition

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Two or more species using the same limited species

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Intraspecies Competition

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Competition between the same species

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Variation

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A modification in behaviour or structure or an organism deviating from organisms from the same species or group

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Carnivore

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A living organism which only eats meat

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Herbivore

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An organism that only eats plants

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Omnivoire

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A living organism that eats both plants and meat

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Adaptation

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The process of changing to the environment

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Evolution

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The process in which different kinds of living organisms have developed and diversified.

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Comensalism

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The relationship between two species in which one has benefited and the other is not benefited or harmed

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Mutualism

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A relationship between two species where both benefit

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Parasitism

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The relationship between two species where one is hard and the other benefits

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Montane

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Level below the treeline on a mountain

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Sub-alpine

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The area in and around the tree line on a mountain

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Alpine

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The area above the tree line on a mountain

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Species

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A group of one kind of organism

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What are the levels of reducing biodiversity?

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Special Concern
Threatened
Endangered
Extricated
Extinct

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What are causes of reducing biodiversity?

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Forestry
Human Expansion
Over Hunting
Over Specialization 
Introducing Species
Global Warming

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How do you preserve biodiversity?

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Conservation

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What are examples of biological indicator or keystone species? Amphibians?

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Grizzly Bears | Frogs

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Heritable

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Characteristics that are inherited from your parents. hair/ eye colour, height

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Non-Heritable

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Characteristics that are learned or acquired from the environment

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What is the levels of the Linnaean system?

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``` Kingom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species ```

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In the Linnaean system, which name (s) are italicized and not capitalized?

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Genus and Species Species Homo sapien (italicized)

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Who was Charles Darwin? What did he discover?

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A scientist who discovered the concept of Evolution. He studdied the Galapagos island finches and how the beak shape changed on each island depending on the food available.

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Sexual Reproduction

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Reproducing an offspring in which genetic information is exchange and the offspring are genetically different than the parents

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Asexual Reproduction

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Reproduction only involving one parent to create a clone of the parent

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What are the parts of a flower?

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``` Petal Stamen: Antler Filament Sepal Stem Carpel/ Pistol: Stigma Style Ovary Ovule ```

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What are the different types of Asexual reproduction?

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Budding Binary Fission Spore Production Vegetative reproduction

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Discreet Variation

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Obvious differenced between two beings, you can have blue eyes or not

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Continuos Variation

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Variation that has a range of different forms, the height of men

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What is a gamete?

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Sex cell (sperm/ egg cell)

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What is the role of a gamete?

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To join with another in reproduction

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Fertiliztion

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The union of the sperm and egg cell, Creates a zygote

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What is a zygote?

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A fertilized egg

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What is cleavage?

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The first division of a fertilized cell

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What is an Embryo?

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An undeveloped organism in its beginning stages

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When can fertilization occur?

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When a sperm cell can penetrate an egg cell.