Biology Flashcards

(40 cards)

1
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Habitat

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The place where an organism(plant or animal) lives.

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Population

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a group of organisms of the same species

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3
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Community

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all the populations in an ecosystem

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4
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Ecosystem

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the interaction between the communities and their habitats

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5
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Producers

A

green plant (make its own food)

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6
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Consume

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animal (eats ‘ready made’ food)

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7
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Herbivore

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animal that eats only plants

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8
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Omnivore

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animal that eats plants and animals

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Carnivore

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animal that eats only other animals

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10
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Food chain

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relationship where one organism feed on the previous one and in turn provides food for the next one in a series

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Food web

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interconnected food chains

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12
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Biotic

A

living factors that can influence abundance of plants and animals

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13
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Numbers of predators or prey/food, disease organisms

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examples of biotic factors

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14
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Abiotic

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non-living factors that can influence abundance of plants and animals

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15
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Soil pH or moisture, light intensity

A

examples of abiotic factors

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16
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Quadrat

A

used to sample plants

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17
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Pitfall trap

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used to sample animals that live on surface of soil

18
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Tullgren funnel

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used to measure animals that live in soil

19
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Sweep net

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used to sample animals that live in water

20
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Biomes

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very large ecological areas on the earth’s surface, animals and plants adapting to their environment, often defined by rainfall and temperature

21
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Adaptation

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a feature of a plant or animal that allows it to survive in its habitat

22
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Controls cell activities

23
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Where most chemical reactions take place

24
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Controls what enters and leaves the cell

A

Cell membrane

25
Site of photosynthesis
Chloroplast
26
The process which releases energy in cells is called
Respiration
27
Respiration occurs inside
Mitochondria
28
Proteins are made inside
Ribosomes
29
Ribosomes are cell organelles in which ___ are synthesised
Proteins
30
Plant cells (and cells of algae) also have a ___ which surrounds the cell
Cell wall
31
The cell wall is made of
Cellulose
32
The cell wall
Strengthens the cell
33
Plant cells often have ___ which absorb light energy.
Chloroplasts
34
Plant cells use the light energy to make food by
Photosynthesis
35
Plant cells often have a
Permanent vacuole
36
The vacuole contains
Cell sap
37
A bacterial cell contains a ____ (to strengthen the cell)
Cell wall
38
A bacterial cell contains a ____ (to allow substances to pass into and out of the cell)
Cell membrane
39
A bacterial cell contains ___ (in which the chemical reactions happen)
Cytoplasm
40
What don’t bacterial cells have
Do not contain a nucleus