Extinction Flashcards

(30 cards)

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Means that the last identified individual of species has been extinguished or no longer existing permanently.

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Extinction

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A catastrophic event has decimated life on Earth.

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Mass extinction

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3
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Environmental factors that occurred in the past still exist today.

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Modern Day extinction

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4
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The first mass extinction happened 440 million years ago

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Ordovician extinction

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5
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During this period, land plants developed deep roots that release nutrients in the ocean that cause algal bloom in the ocean to flourish

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Devonian extinction

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6
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The deadliest mass extinction that occurred 252 million years ago. 96% of life was lost in this extinction

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Permian extinction

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7
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During this period 80% of life was lost including Dinosaurs ancestor

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Triassic extinction

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8
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Is the variation of living forms within an ecosystem

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Biodiversity

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9
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Because of an asteroid hit, 60% of life on Earth was lost including dinosaurs

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Cretaceous extinction

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Occurs when a natural habitat is no longer able to support its native species

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Habitat loss

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It is where a habitat fragmented or divided into smaller pieces

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Habitat fragmentation

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Is the new species introduced to or added in the environment either deliberately or accidentally by human activities

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Introduced species

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Taking up too many resources from the environment

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Overexploitation

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Is the introduction of harmful materials into the environment, and sometimes nutrients to other organisms

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Pollution

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15
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A resource that can be used repeatedly and does not run out because it is naturally replaced

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Renewable resources

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16
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A natural resource that cannot be readily replaced by natural means at a pace quick enough to keep up with consumption

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Non-renewable resources

17
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The process by which plants use water, sunlight, and carbon dioxide to create oxygen and energy in the form of sugar

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Photosynthesis

18
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An organelle within the cells of plants and certain algae that is the site of photosynthesis

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A green pigment responsible for harvesting the sun energy

20
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Membrane-bound compartments inside chloroplasts. They are the site of light dependent reactions of photosynthesis

21
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The fluid filling up the inner space of the chloroplasts which encircle the grana and the thylakoids

22
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What are the two stages of Photosynthesis?

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Light independent reaction/ Calvin Cycle and Light dependent

23
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Internal structure of the leaf where light dependent reaction happens

24
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Internal structure where light independent reaction happens

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A process in making ADP to ATP
Photophosphorylation
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The splitting of water into electron, hydrogen ion, and oxygen?
Photolysis
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The process by which the hydrogen ions enter the ATP synthase
Chemiosmosis
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Two main phases of Ordovician Extinction
Glaciation and Heating events
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What is utilize during light dependent reaction?
Water
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What is utilize during light independent reaction?
Carbon dioxide