Exam 1 Flashcards
(55 cards)
Study of the relationship between living things and their environment
Ecology
Study of animals and plants in various habitats
Natural History
Study of the past and present distribution of species
Biogeography
Abiotic
Non-living things
Biotic
Living things
Variety of life in ecosystem
Biodiversity
Why biodiversity is important?
Support economics, provide people resources, provide ecosystem function, increase stability of ecosystem
What is four biodiversity types?
Functional, Ecological, Genetic, Species
variable that change according to another variable
Dependent variable
Variable which investigator has control of it
Independent variable
group which will be the base, keep constant
Control Group
group which manipulated by experiment
Treatment Group
hard surface of the Earth
Lithosphere
Rock which formed by magma
Igneous
Rock that have Layers, formed by erosion or earthing compaction
Sedimentary
Rock which exposed by heat and pressure
Metamorphic
Rock which formed deep inside Earth
Intrusive
Rock which formed near surface
Extrusive
Rock which formed by pre-existing rock
Mechanically
Rock which formed when mineral dissolve
Chemically
Rock which formed by large number of organisms
Biologically
Rock which has sheet-like structure
Foliated
Gabbro, Granite
Igneous, intrusive
Basalt, Obsidian
Igneous, extrusive