Joshua Flashcards

(31 cards)

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What is Biotic?

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A living thing

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What is Abiotic?

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A non-living thing

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Name one Herbivore, one Carnivore, one Omnivore, one Scavenger, and one Decomposer

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A cow, a wolf, humans, crows, and a worm.

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What is Mutualism?

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Its when both species benifit.

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What is Commensalism?

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Its when one species benifits and the other is neither helped nor harmed.

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What is Parasitism?

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It is when one species benifits while the other is harmed.

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What is your Niche?

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Your environment / where you live.

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What are the ecosystems in order?

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Individual, Population, Community, Ecosystem, Biome, Biosphere.

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Ecology comes from he greek word ____ and means ______

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Oikos, House

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Ology means, A the study of our environment, B the study of animals, C the study of, or D the study of the world.

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C

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Ecology, in simple words, would mean:

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The study of our house.

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Whats a cardinal?

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It is a individual organism, a single organism that belongs to a certain species. It is also a member of a population.

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Define Ecology in detail.

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The study of living things to their relatonships with one another to other non-living things.

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What is Climate?

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Average weather pattern of a region over a long period of time.

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What is Species?

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A group of organisms that can successfully mate with one another and multiply.

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16
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What are 5 needs of plants?

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Water. Sunlight. Soil. Roots. Air

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What are 5 needs of animals?

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Water. Food. Energy. Organs. Right tempature.

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A ___ is both the space where an organism lives and the ____ it plays in it.

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What is Biome?

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Large regions that have the same temperature and rain or snow.

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What is Biophere?

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All the different biomes together which makes up the biosphere of the earth.

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What is an Ecosystem?

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All the living and non-living things.

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What is a Community?

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All the population in an area.

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What is a Population?

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All the individuals of the same species in the same area.

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What is a Individual?

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A single organism that belongs to a certain species.

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What are roles in an environment?
Herbivore, Omnivore, Carnivore, Scavenger, Decomposers, Producers, and consumers.
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What are Herbivores?
Herbivores are animals that only eat Producers.
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What are Carnivores?
Carnivores are animals that only eat other consumers (animals).
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What are Omnivores?
Omnivores are animals that eat both Producers and consumers.
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What are Scavenger?
Scavengers are animals that eat decaying plants and get rid of waste in an ecosystem.
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What are Decomposers?
Decomposers break down dead or waste materials, which could be rotting wood or dead animals for example.
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What is Traditional Ecological Knowledge?
It is the knowledge that Aboriginals have collected about their environments. Its based on the beliefs, cultures, and values of Aboriginal peoples and their thousands of years of expeirence in their environment.