Science(Biodiversity) Flashcards

(38 cards)

1
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Bio means?

A

life

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2
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4 subsystems of earth?

A

bio,geo,atmos and hydro sphres

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3
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caused by burning fossil fuels

A

pollution

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4
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variety of animal and plants found on this planet

A

biodiversity

important for sustaining life because it prevents 1 species from powerf

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5
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not evenly distributed throughout plnet because life depends on many factors ,entire range of living organisms

A

diversity

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6
Q

break down dead materials

A

decomposers

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7
Q

howmany percent

energy lost through each connection

A

90%

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8
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5 basic things needed to survive

A

food
water
air
shelter
ability to respond

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9
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interacting interdeoendent self suffuccuent group of communities

A

ecosystem

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10
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physical factors

A

abiotic factors

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11
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plaants animals and interacting organisms

A

biotic factors

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12
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measure of the number of different kinds of ecossystems

A

ecosystem diversity

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13
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sum total of genetic information contained in genes

A

genetic diversity

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14
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measure of number of different species in an area

A

species diversity

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15
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variety of important biological and chemical process

A

functional diversity

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16
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total variety of genes or inheritable characteristics present in a population of organism

A

genetic diversity

17
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variety of life forms number of species in a biological environments

A

species diversity

18
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diffrent kinds of species in an area

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species richness

19
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set of individuals that have the same distinct characteristics and are able to produce offspring

20
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named and classified over 2 million species

21
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terrestial ecosystems

22
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interaction,branch of biology

23
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different species livenear and strive to obtain their limited resources

24
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species kill other species for survival

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one species benefits while the other does no but is not harmed
commensalism
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obe species benefits while the other is harmed
parasitism
27
both species benefit
mutualism
28
collection if creatures of the same species
population
29
tendency to adapt
natural selection
30
struggle between organism
competition
31
value of biodiverwsity
economic ecological ethical and moral
32
total dissaperance of all members of a certain species
extinction
33
occurs when aa certain population of a location is extinct but continue to live elsewhere
local extinction
34
gradual process of becoming extinct
background extinction
35
the evolution into a new species in between extinction events
speciation
36
extinction not normlly part of evolution
premature extinction
37
risk of extinction
endangered
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could be endangered
threatened