Exam Vocabulary/Big Ideas

Question 1

Taxonomy

Answer 1

The branch of science concerned with classification, especially or organisms

Question 2

Taxonomic Ranks

Answer 2

Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order 
Family
Genius
Species

Question 3

Binomial Nomenclature

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A system of nomenclature in which each species of animal or plant receives its names of two terms of which the first is the GENUS and the second is the SPECIES

Question 4

Subspecies

Answer 4

A taxomic rank under species

Question 5

Archaea

Answer 5

Domain

No nucleus

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Eubacteria

Answer 6

Domain

No Nucleus

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Protista

Answer 7

Kingdom
Single Celled
Autotrophic
Heterotrophic

Question 8

Fungi

Answer 8

Cell Wall
Heterotrophic
Decomposers

Question 9

Plantae

Answer 9

Autotrophic - Photosynthesis
Multi celled
Cell Wall

Question 10

Animalia

Answer 10

Heterotrophs
Multi celled
Cell Wall

Question 11

Cladistics

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A method of classification of animals and plants according to the proportion of measurable characteristics that they have in common

Question 12

Phylogenic Diagram

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A branching diagram or tree showing the inferred evolutionary relationships among various species based on similarities and differences in their physical or genetic characteristics

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Abiotic Factor

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All of the non living things in an ecosystem

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Biotic Factor

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All of the living things in an ecosystem

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Producer : Autotroph

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An organism that produces their own food using light, water, carbon dioxide, or other chemicals

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Consumer: Heterotroph

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An organism that depends on complex organic substances for nutrition

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Secondary Consumer

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Eats primary consumers

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Quaternary Consumers

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Carnivorous animals that eats tertiary consumers

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Decomposers

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An organism that decomposes organic material

Question 20

Biomass

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Organic matter used as a fuel, especially in a power station for the generation of electricity

Question 21

Adaptation

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A change or the process of change by which an organism or species becomes better suited to its environment

Question 22

Acclimation

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Temporary adaptation to gradual changes in the natural habitats

Question 23

Food Chain

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A hierarchal series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food

Question 24

Food Web

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A system of interlocking and independent food chains

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Niche

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All relationships that the organism (or population) has with its environment and with other organisms and populations in its environment

Question 26

Population Density

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A measurement of population per unit area or unit volume

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Natality (Birth Rate)

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Used to calculate the dynamics of a population; helps to determine whether a population is increasing, decreasing, or staying the same

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Mortality (Death Rate)

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A measurement if the number of deaths in a particular population, scaled to size of that population per unit of time

Question 29

Age Structure Diagrams

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The composition of a population in terms of the proportions of individuals of different ages; represented as a bar graph with younger ages at the bottom and males and females on each side

Question 30

Carrying Capacity

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The number of quantity of people or things that can be conveyed or held

Question 31

Immigration

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When a particular individual premaritally moves from one area to another thus affecting the new population

Question 32

Emigration

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Migration seen as an exit of individuals form one region to another

Question 33

Organelle

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The ability to separate the inside and the outside

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Cell

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Ability to move around and distribute oxygen to parts of the body

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Tissue

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Cels that work together to perform tasks

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Organ

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Tissues working together

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Organ system

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Organs working together

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Individual

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Made up of a number organ systems

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Population

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A number of individuals together

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Community

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Different populations interacting together

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Ecosystem

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Abiotic material combined

Question 42

Biome

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Ecosystems of similar climates

Question 43

Biosphere

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Biomes combined; Wherever life if found