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Habitat

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The place where an organism lives

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Population

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All the members of one species living in a habitat

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Community

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All the plants,animals and microorganisms living in a habitat

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Species

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A group of organisms that can be interbreed to produce fertile offspring

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Producer

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A green plant that uses sunlight to make its own food by photosynthesis

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Consumer

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An organism that cannot produce its own food, it gains energy by eating another organism

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Herbivore

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An organism that eats plant material only

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Carnivore

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An organism that eats animal material only

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Omnivore

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An organism that eats a mixture of plant and animal material

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Predator

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An animal which hunts and kills other animals for food

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Prey

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An animal which is hunted and killed for food by another animal

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Biodiversity

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The number, abundance and variety of species

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Food chain

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A diagram which shows the transfer of energy between organisms

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Food web

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A diagram which shows inter-connected food chains

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Niche

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Its the role that an organism plays within a community

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Interspecific competition

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Occurs amongst individuals of a different species

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Intraspecific competition

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Occurs amongst individuals of the same species

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Abiotic

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Term used to refer to a factor that relates directly to a non living feature of an ecosystem

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Biome

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Large region of the earth distinguished from others by its climate,flora,fauna

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Biotic

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Term used to refer to a factor that relates directly to some aspect in of living organisms in an ecosystem such as competition

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Competition

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Struggle for existence between members of a community caused by the limited supply of an essential resource

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Ecosystem

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Natural biological unit made up of living in non-living parts

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Parasitism

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Ecological where one organism benefits at the expense of another organism in the host

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Pollution

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General term for contamination of the environment

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What are the two different types of sampling
Pitfall traps, Quadrat
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What is a problem when using a pitfall trap
•If a leaf isnt covering the top meaning birds can eat insects •If the cup isnt all the way in the soil insects cant climb in
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What is a problem with a quadrat?
If a plant/flower is half in a square and you count some but not all.
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How do you measure light, moisture and pH
•light meter •moisture meter •pH meter
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What is a line transect
A transect line across a habitat or part of a habitat
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What is the indicator species
A species that by its presence or absence shows the environmental quality/levels of pollution of an area
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Abundance
Measure of the extent to which an organism occurs in an ecosystem
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Key
Identifying organisms based on their characteristics using a series of paired statements
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Distribution
Location or spread of a type of living organism in an ecosystem
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Line transect
Method used to sample an ecosystem at intervals along a straight line
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Pitfall trap
Open container buried to its rim in soil and used to catch animals active on the soil surface
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Quadrat
Square shaped sampling unit of known area
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Randomisation
Arrangement of sampled that lacks a pre-arranged pattern in order to eliminate bias
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Replication
Procedure by which several samples are taken at each sampling sight to increase reliability of results
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Sampling technique
Method of obtaining data based in samples that are sufficient in number to be representative of the population or ecosystem as a whole
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Source of error
Limitation of a sampling technique that produces unreliable results
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Pyramids of numbers
A pyramid of numbers shows the total number of food organisms at each stage in a good chain. (Not always pyramid shaped)
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Pyramid of energy
The most realistic way of representing energy levels in a food chain. (Always has the shape of a true pyramid)
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What are the two stages of photosynthesis
Photolysis (light dependent) The carbon fixation stage (light independent)
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Describe photolysis
Light-energy(moves to stage 2)-hydrogen(moves to stage 2)-oxygen(waste product/leaves plant)
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Describe carbon fixation
Carbon dioxide-energy-hydrogen=glucose-starch(storage carb)-respiration-cellulose(structural carb)
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What are the limiting factors
Carbon dioxide concentration, light intensity and temperature
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Algal bloom
Result of rapid growth of population of simple water plants
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Bioaccumulation
Increase in concentration of non-biodegradable chemical (such as DDT) in the cells of the organisms along a food chain
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Biological control
Reduction of a pest population by the deliberate introduction of one of its natural enemies
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Fertiliser
Substance rich in chemicals such as nitrate essential for healthy plant growth
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Genetically modified (GM) crop
Domesticated plant that has been altered by genetic engineering to give greater food yield or resistance to pests.
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Indicator species
Organisms whose presence shows the state of an environments health
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Intensive farming
Form of agriculture which gives increased yield by growing crop monocultures and by ‘battery farming’ animals
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Leaching
Loss of soluble chemicals from soil solution to a local waterway in rainwater run-off
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Lichen
Simple plant which indicates the level of air pollution by sulfur dioxide gas
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Monoculture
Vast cultivated population of one type of crop plant whose members are often genetically identical
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Pesticide
General name for chemical used to kill pest species
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Sulfur dioxide
Poisonous gas that harms living things and reduces biodiversity
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Adaptation
inherited characteristic that makes an organism well suited to its environment and increases its chance of survival
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Antibiotic resistant
Type of microorganism whose growth is not inhibited by chemicals such as penicillin
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Evolution
Process involving natural selection that has transformed life on earth from its earliest beginnings to its present diverse state
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Isolating mechanism
Barrier which prevents gene exchange between sub-populations
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Mutagenic
Term describing an agent which increases the mutation rate
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Mutation
Random change in the structure or composition of an organisms genetic material
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Natural selection
Process by which individuals best adapted to the environment survive and pass on their genes on to succeeding generations
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Selection pressure
Force on natural selection acting on the diverse numbers of a species to the advantage of some but not others
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Selective advantage
Benefit gained by mutant organisms in an environment which suits them but not other members of the population
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Species
Group of genetically similar organisms that produce fertile off spring and share the same basic anatomy and physiology
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Variation
Differences due to inherited (and environmental) factors that exist between the members of a species

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