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Key terms YR1 & YR2 Flashcards

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What are Abiotic Factors?

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Non-living elements of an ecosystem, such as climate, temperature, water, and soil type.

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What is Artificial Selection?

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Human selection of individuals with desirable traits, such as larger udders or narrower body shape.

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What is Biomass?

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The dry mass of an organism.

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What is a Biome?

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A major ecological community of organisms adapted to a particular climatic or environmental condition over a large geographic area.

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What are Biotic Factors?

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Living elements of an ecosystem, such as plants and animals.

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What is a Breed?

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A stock of animals or plants within a species having a distinctive appearance, typically developed through artificial selection.

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What is Bycatch?

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Fish or other marine animals caught unintentionally during fishing, such as dolphins in tuna nets.

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What is Carrying Capacity?

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The maximum number of organisms an ecosystem can sustainably support.

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What is a Carnivore?

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An animal that feeds primarily or exclusively on animal matter.

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What is Co-Evolution?

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The evolution of two or more species which reciprocally affect each other, such as the relationship between a cheetah and a gazelle.

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What is Commensalism?

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A relationship between two organisms where one benefits, and the other derives neither benefit nor harm.

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What is a Community in ecology?

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A group of organisms of different species interacting in a specific area.

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What is a Consumer?

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An organism that obtains its energy by eating other organisms.

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What is Convergent Evolution?

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The process where organisms not closely related evolve similar traits due to similar lifestyles, such as sharks and dolphins adapting to move through water.

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What is Divergent Evolution?

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The process by which groups from the same common ancestor evolve and accumulate differences, such as Darwin’s finches.

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What is a Domain in taxonomy?

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The highest taxonomic rank in biological classification, above the kingdom level, with three domains: Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya.

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What is an Ecosystem?

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A system that includes all living organisms (biotic factors) in an area, along with its physical environment (abiotic factors), functioning together as a unit.

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What is Emigration?

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The movement of organisms leaving their home due to unsuitable habitat conditions.

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What is an Enzyme?

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A protein that catalyzes or speeds up a chemical reaction.

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What is Evolution?

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Biological evolution is the change in species over time through the heritable characteristics of a population.

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What is Fecundity?

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The maximum potential reproductive output of an individual, typically measured by the number of gametes.

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What is a Food Chain?

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A sequence of feeding relationships showing which organisms eat what and the movement of energy through trophic levels.

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What is Fragmentation?

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The process by which large habitats are divided into smaller, isolated patches, also known as habitat fragmentation.

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What is a Generalist Species?

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A species that can thrive in various environmental conditions and eat a wide variety of foods, often adaptable to new or disturbed environments.

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What is Genetic Variability?
The amount of genetic diversity within a population, with higher diversity typically resulting in healthier, more robust populations.
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What is a Herbivore?
An animal that primarily feeds on plants, and in a food chain, herbivores are primary consumers.
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What is Immigration?
The movement of organisms entering a new population or area.
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What is Interspecific Competition?
Competition between organisms of different species for a common resource.
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What is Intraspecific Competition?
Competition between organisms within the same species.
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What are Life Processes?
The key reactions all living organisms carry out for survival, such as respiration, digestion, and reproduction.
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What is a Life Table?
A table summarizing birth and death rates for organisms at different stages of their lives.
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What is Metapopulation?
A regional group of connected populations of a species, including patches of suitable habitat that may occasionally contain individuals.
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What is Mortality?
The death rate within a population.
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What is Natality?
The birth rate within a population.
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What does the ecological niche of an organism refer to?
The ecological niche describes the role an organism plays in a community, including the physical conditions it requires and its interactions with other species.
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What is an omnivore?
An omnivore is an organism that eats both plants and animals.
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Define parasitism.
Parasitism is a relationship where one organism (the parasite) benefits at the expense of another organism (the host).
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What is parasitoidism?
Parasitoidism is when an organism lives in close association with its host, eventually killing it.
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What does phenology study?
Phenology is the study of seasonal changes in plants and animals, like flowering, insect emergence, and bird migration.
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What is photosynthesis?
Photosynthesis is the process by which plants make glucose and oxygen from carbon dioxide and water using light energy.
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Define population density.
Population density is the number of individuals of the same species per unit area or volume.
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What is a primary consumer?
A primary consumer is an organism that eats producers, typically herbivores.
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What are r-strategists?
R-strategists are organisms that live in unstable environments, have high reproductive rates, and are controlled by abiotic, density-independent factors.
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What are K-strategists?
K-strategists are organisms that live in stable environments, have slow reproductive rates, and are controlled by density-dependent factors.
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What is the definition of a race in biological terms?
A race is a geographically isolated breeding population of a species with certain physical characteristics in higher frequencies than other populations of the same species.
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What is aerobic respiration?
Aerobic respiration is the chemical change in cells that uses glucose and oxygen to release energy, producing carbon dioxide as a by-product.
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What is anaerobic respiration?
Anaerobic respiration is the release of energy in cells without the use of oxygen, producing a smaller amount of energy compared to aerobic respiration.
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What is a secondary consumer?
A secondary consumer is an organism that eats primary consumers.
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What is sexual selection?
Sexual selection is a form of natural selection where individuals of one sex prefer certain characteristics in individuals of the other sex, influencing mate choice.
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What is a specialist species?
A specialist species can thrive only in a narrow range of environmental conditions and has a limited diet.
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What is speciation?
Speciation is the formation of new biological species through the process of evolution
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What is ecological succession?
Ecological succession is the gradual process by which plant communities change and develop over time, leading to new communities.
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What are the two main types of ecological succession?
The two main types of ecological succession are primary succession and secondary succession.
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What is a Type I survivorship curve?
: A Type I survivorship curve shows low mortality in early life and a rapid decline in late life, typical of humans.
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What is a Type II survivorship curve?
A Type II survivorship curve shows a constant death rate throughout an organism's life, typical of many birds.
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What is a Type III survivorship curve?
A Type III survivorship curve shows high mortality in early life, but those that survive live much longer, typical of small mammals and fish.
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What is mutualism?
Mutualism is a symbiotic relationship where both organisms benefit from the interaction.
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What does taxonomy refer to?
axonomy is the classification of living organisms into categories based on shared characteristics.
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What are trophic levels?
Trophic levels represent the position an organism occupies in a food web, such as primary producers, primary consumers, secondary consumers, etc.
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What is urea?
Urea is a nitrogenous waste product formed from the breakdown of proteins, excreted in urine.

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