Biology Flashcards

1
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Which are the 2 kinds of digestion?

A

Mechanical and chemical

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2
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Absorption is?

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The process by which nutrient molecules pass thought the wall ot your digestive systemito your blood.

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3
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What is pancreas?

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Is a triangular organ that lies between the stomach and small intestine.

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4
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What is habitat?

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An environment that provides the things the organism needs to live.

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5
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Ehat are the 2 parts of an organism’s habitad with which it interacts?

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Biotic factors and abiotic factors

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6
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What are the levels of organization an prosystem?

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Species, populaton, ecosystems, and communities.

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7
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What are some nonliving parts of a habitat?

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Madrigera

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8
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Biotic and abiotic factors:

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An organism interacts with both living and non-living parts of its habitat.

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9
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What are species?

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Is a gruop of organisms that are physically similar and can mate with each other.

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10
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What are community?

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Are all the different populations that live together in an area.

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11
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What is competition?

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The struggle between organisms to sursive as they attemprt to use the same limited resources.

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12
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What is predation?

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Is an interaction in which one organism kills another for food

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13
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Symbiosis:

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Is a close relationship between 2 species that benefits at least one of the species.

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14
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Mutualism:

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Both species benefit

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15
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Commensalism:

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1 species benefit and the other one is neither helped or harmed.

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16
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Producers:

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Are the source of all the food in an ecosystem.

17
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What is a biome?

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Is a group of land ecosystems with similar climates and organisms

18
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Types of biomes:

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Are 2 land biomes and aquatic biomes

19
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Land biomes:

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Rain forest
Desert 
Grassland
Deciduous forest
Boreal forest
Tundra
Mountains
20
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Aquatic biomes:

A

Marine

Freshwater

21
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Desert biomes:

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Is an area that receives less than cms of rain per year.

22
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Grassland biomes:

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Is an area that is populated mostly by grasses and other nowoody plants.

23
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Boreal forest

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In winter it snows very much, but the summers are rainy and warm enough to melt all the snow.

24
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Deciduous forest:

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It receives no more precipitation than the desert.

25
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Mountains and ice:

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Cannot be part of a specific biome because we could find series of biomes.

26
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What is estuary?

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Is found where the fresh water of river meets the salt water of the ocean.

27
Q

Between the highest tide and the lowestlow-tide line is?

A

Intertidal zone

28
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Below the low-tide line is a region of shallow water called the?

A

Neritic zone

29
Q

lgae carry out photosynthesis through the?

A

Surface zone

30
Q

The deep zone is?

A

Colocated below the surface zone

31
Q

What are the 6 major biomes found in the earth?

A
Rain forest
Desert
Grassland
Deciduous forest
Tundra
Boreal forest
32
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What are the 2 mayor types of aquatic ecosystem?

A

Freshwater and saltwater

33
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Name the 4 zones of marine ecosystem:

A

Intertidal
Neric
Sorface
Deep

34
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There are 2 major methods:

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Clear cutting

Selective cutting

35
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What is fisheries?

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Is an area with a large population of valuable ocean organisms.

36
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What is digestion?

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Is the process by which your body breaks down food into small nutriments molecules.

37
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What is fisheries?

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Is an area with a large population of valuable ocean organisms.

37
Q

Aquaculture is?

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The practice of rashing fish and other water dwelling organisms for food.

38
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What are keystone species?

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Are a species that influences the survival of many others species in an ecosystem.