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- made up of cells
- reproduction
- internal balance
- energy
- heredity
- evolution
-interdependence |
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| what role does biology play in your life |
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Definition
| the study of life and the role of water for both internal and external enviornments in which living things exist |
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| scientific method of inquiry |
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Definition
observations
- senses to study the world
data
- observations recorded
hypothesis
- proposal answer |
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Term
| difference between abiotic and biotic facors |
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Definition
biotic - living
abiotic - non living |
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| difference between ecology and ecosystem |
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Definition
ecology - study of life
ecosystem - studying organisms and enviornments - more specific |
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| distinguishing characteristics of land biomes |
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Definition
tropical rainforest
- warm temp.
- abundant precip.
grassland
- scattered trees/shrubs
- covered w/ grass
desert
- 4 diff. types
- little rain
temperate forest
- hot summers cold winters
- deciduous trees
taiga
- located in cooler climates
- 2-3 months w/o frost
temperate grasslands
- fast spreading fire
- late spring/early summer |
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Term
| organism with structural adaptation of broad flat teeth belongs to which tropic level? |
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Definition
primary consumer
herbivore |
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Term
| why are there herds of lion but no herds of zebras? |
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Definition
| in a food pyramid, the higher you are in a trophic level the less of a population you'd have |
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Term
| what type of organism must end in all food chains? |
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Definition
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Term
| carnivores can be found on which trophic level? |
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Definition
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Term
| how does matter differ from from energy in how it moves through an ecosystem? |
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Definition
| energy is lost and matter isn't |
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Term
| if a prarie has 25000 lbs of producers how many secondary consumers can it support? |
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Definition
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Term
| why is the model of trophic levels shaped like a triangle? |
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Definition
| to show how energy flows through a chain |
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Term
| how do consumers obtain nitrogen from the enviornment? what biotic factor must be present? |
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Definition
obtain from soil and air
bacteria must be present |
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Term
| how is a prarie different from a forest? a savanna? |
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Definition
praries have grasses and herbs
forests have trees
a savanna has a few scattered trees and shrubs |
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Term
| how are praries structurally adapted to fires and droughts? |
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Definition
| deep roots on the tops get affected |
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Term
| why are tropical rainforests so valuable? |
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Definition
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Term
| what is the paradox of the rainforest soil? |
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Definition
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Term
| what has happened to 60% of the praries in illinois? |
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Definition
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Term
| how does a food web differ from a food chain? |
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Definition
food chain only has one path of energy flow
food web more complex
- if organism is taken away, doesnt affect the web |
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Term
| what determines the stability of a food web? |
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Definition
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Term
| how does northbrook commmunity differ from a biotic community? |
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Definition
| northbrook uses more technology and factory |
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Term
| can you explain and provide examples for the difference between structural and behavioral adaptations? |
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Definition
structural - physical
behavioral - behavior |
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Term
| 4 key abiotic factors for a river |
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Definition
temperature
PH level
acidity
sediment amount |
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Term
| what major abiotic factor is different for rivers than lakes? |
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Definition
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