Eco-Warrior Flashcards

(35 cards)

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What does abiotic mean?

A

Non living

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What is ‘lux’ a measurement of?

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Light

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3
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What is a producer?

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An organism that generates its own food and is eaten by other organisms. Eg, a plant

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What is a herbivore?

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An organism that only eats herbs (plants)

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What is a carnivore?

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An organism that only eats meat (other organisms)

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What is a omnivore?

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An organism that eats meat and plants

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What is energy in terms of the food chain?

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The fuel passed along the food chain

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What is a consumer

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An organism that eats other organisms

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What is a decomposer?

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An organism that turns dead organisms into soil and food for the producers

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What does the sun do for plants?

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Gives energy to plants so they can photosynthesise and grow

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What is photosynthesis?

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The process plants go through to turn the sun’s energy into food for itself

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What is a pedator?

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A threat to an organism

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What is prey?

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The food for a predator

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What is a food chain?

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A SINGLE chain of what eats in an ecosystem

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What is a food web?

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MULITIPLE food chains which show what eats what in an ecosystem

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16
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What are the 4 classes in the food chain?

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  1. Producers
  2. 1st Order Consumers
  3. 2nd Order Consumers
  4. Decomposers
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What is a pyramid of biomass?

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A pyramid showing a food web that doesn’t show the actual amount of organisms in an ecosystem, but is made to look like a pyramid
[ fox ]
[ rabbit ]
[ Grass ]

18
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What is a pyramid of numbers?

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A pyramid of a food web that shows the actual amount of organisms in an ecosystem, even if it doesn’t look like a pyramid [ Snake ]
[ Possums ]
[ Trees ]

19
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What parts are in a typical animal cell

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Nucleus, cell membrane, and cytoplasm

20
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What parts are in a typical plant cell?

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Chloroplast, cell wall, cell membrane, cytoplasm, nucleus and vacuole

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What is the function of the nucleus in cells?

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It is the cell’s DNA and controlling body in the cell

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What is the function of the cell membrane in cells?

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Controls what goes in and out of the cell

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What is the function of a cell wall in cells?

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Supports the cell and privides structure

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What is the function of cytoplasm in cells?

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Holds and contains the organelles inside a cell

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What is the function of chlorplast in cells?
Performs the process of photosynthesis
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What is the function of the vacuole in cells?
Holds and contains nutrient and non-nutrient chemicals
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What are the 2 classes in the 'Classifaction key to life'
Prokaryotes (cells with no organelles) | Eukaryotes (cells with organelles)
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What are the 2 types of prokaryotes?
Normal bacteria and Archae (weird bacteria)
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What are the 3 types of eukaryotes?
Animals, plants and fungi
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What are the 2 types of animals and fungi
Unicellular and multicellular organisms
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What is the chain of organisms?
Cells ->tissues ->organs ->organ systems ->organism
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What is the respiration equation?
Glucose+oxygen->carbon dioxide+water+energy
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What are the reactants of the respiratory equation?
Glucose and oxygen (left of the arrow)
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What are the products of the respiration equation?
Carbon dioxide, water and energy (right of the arrow)
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What does biotic mean?
Living feature