DB

Question 1

ecosystem

Answer 1

The interaction between the environment and its community

Question 2

Community

Answer 2

The different species inhabiting an area at one particular time

Question 3

Habitat

Answer 3

Area or environment within an ecosystem wear an individual species Lives, feeds and reproduces

Question 4

environment

Answer 4

Abiotic and biotic components of an area

Question 5

Population

Answer 5

A group of individuals belonging to the same species living in the same habitat at the same time

Question 6

limiting factor

Answer 6

Any factor that places an upper limit on the size of the population

Question 7

Tolerance range

Answer 7

The absence of presence, the frequency, or their range of each factor than organism can survive in

Question 8

ecology

Answer 8

the study of plants and animals and their interactions between themselves and the environment

Question 9

ecologist

Answer 9

a person who studies ecology

Question 10

base-line data

Answer 10

data that can be used to compare to on going monitoring of the area

Question 11

species diversity

Answer 11

The range or number of different plants and animals within an ecosystem

Question 12

species richness

Answer 12

The number of species present within a sample or community

Question 13

species density

Answer 13

The number of individuals per unit area or volume

Question 14

species distribution

Answer 14

how the species is spread out of the area

Question 15

classification system

Answer 15

systems designed to identify how organisms are related in an evolutionary sense

Question 16

kingdom animalia

Answer 16

eukaryotic, multicellular, heterotrophic, no cell walls

Question 17

phylum anthropoda

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exoskeleton made of chiton, jointed appendages, segmented bodies, bilateral symmetry

Question 18

Phylum chordata

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noto chord, embryonic pharyngeal slits

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sub-phylum (of chordata) vertabrata

Answer 19

animals with backbone, head, eyes, brain

Question 20

class chondrichthyes

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cartilaginous skeleton, no swim bladder, shark

Question 21

class osteichthyes

Answer 21

scales, bony skeleton, swim bladder, tuna

Question 22

class amphibia

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moist skin, no scales, fresh water or moist habitat, gas exchange through skin, frogs

Question 23

class reptilia

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dry scaly skin, membraneous eggs, ectotherms, snakes

Question 24

class aves

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feathers, wings, hard shell eggs, birds

Question 25

class mammalia

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hair, produce milk for young, divided heart, endotherms

Question 26

sub class (of mammalia) prototheria

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egg laying mammals, mammary glands dont have nipples, platypus

Question 27

sub class (of mammalia) theria

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young born at early stage of development, kangaroo

Question 28

sub class (of mammalia) eutheria

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true placenta, young develop to mature stage in uterus, humans

Question 29

order (of sub class of eutheria) primates

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eyes directed forward, nails instead of claws, apes

Question 30

binomial nomenclature

Answer 30

two name naming system

Question 31

species

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a group of organisms whose members can breed and produce fertile offspring

Question 32

predation

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where a predator feeds on its prey (snake and frog)

Question 33

intraspecific competition

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when two or more organisms of the same species compete for a resource (zebras fight for territory)

Question 34

interspecific competition

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when two or more organisms of different species compete for a resource (lioness and hyena fighting for food)

Question 35

competitive exclusion principle

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two or more organisms competing for the same resource cant coexist

Question 36

mutualism

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both parties benefit (lichen and fungi)

Question 37

commensalism

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one benefits, other is not harmed or benefits (sharks and remora fish)

Question 38

parasitism

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one benefits and one is harmed (ecto - tick, endo - tapeworm)

Question 39

collaboration

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organisms of the same species work together for their benefit (wolves)

Question 40

disease

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any condition that impairs or interferes with the normal functioning of a body (caused by fungi, bacteria, algae, etc.)

Question 41

biodiversity

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the variety of life on earth, operating on three different but connected levels; ecosystem, species, genetic diversity

Question 42

ecosystem diversity

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the number of different types of naturally occurring ecosystems in region

Question 43

species diversity

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the number of different species in an ecosystem

Question 44

genetic diversity

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the range of genes and characteristics they produce within a species

Question 45

stable ecosystem

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characteristic of biodiversity, has large food webs and species populations have wide genetic diversity

Question 46

sustainable ecosystem

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nearly all matter is recycled within an ecosystem making it available for future generations

Question 47

biosphere

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the area on earth where living things exist

Question 48

biomes

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main categories of ecosystems across large geographical areas

Question 49

terrestrial biomes

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correspond to major climatic regions that dictate the dominant vegetation type of the region

Question 50

aquatic biomes

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correspond to areas that experience different water properties

Question 51

terrestrial ecosystem

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major influencing abiotic factors are climate and soil type. eg. jarrah woodland

Question 52

aquatic ecosystem

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major influencing factor is the characteristics of the water

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high species diversity

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result of good growing conditions which support a large diversity of producers to consumers, recycling of matter is efficient

Question 54

natural selection

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the process that allows a species of plant or animal to adapt to changes in their environment

Question 55

Australia's biodiversity conservation strategy (2010-2030)

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aims to protect and manage plants, animals, ecological communities and heritage places. Regulates wildlife trade and lists threatened species

Question 56

international trade of endangered species

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ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival

Question 57

ramsar convention on wetlands

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the conservation and wise use of all wetlands through local and national actions and international cooperation,

Question 58

Conservation of migratory species

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states through which migratory species pass, lay the legal foundations for internationally coordinated conservation measures throughout a migratory range

Question 59

world heritage sites

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seeks to encourage the identification, protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage around the world

Question 60

Shark Bay

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world heritage area in WA; vast sea-grass beds, dugong populations, stromatolites. Home to 5 species of endangered mammals

Question 61

biodiversity hotspot

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region with significant diversity of endemic plants and animals, many of which are under threat due to past, current and future human impacts

Question 62

Rehabilitation

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areas are managed, so as to revert back to the way they would have been prior to human land-use

Question 63

Turbidity

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how much sediment is in the water

Question 64

Why survey ecosystems

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conservation, rehabilitation and land-use proposals