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| Chapter 1- What are the main points of the scientific method? |
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Definition
1. Identify A Problem and Ask A Question
2. Make A Hypothesis
3. Test The Hypothesis (Design & Conduct Experiments)
4. Collect Data
5. Analyaze The Results
6. Draw Conclusions
7. Make Recommendations / Solutions |
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| Chapter 1- Distinguish between observation, prediction, hypothesis, & theory. |
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Observation- What you Observe
Hypothesis- An educated guess based on observations
Prediction- What you think will happen
Theory- What is thought to happen |
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| Chapter 1- What are the properties of life? |
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Definition
1) Growth
2) Ability to Reproduce
3) Homeostasis
4) Organization
5) Metabolism
6) Adaption
7) Response to stimuli |
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| Chapter 1- Define species |
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| A category of taxonomic classification below genus |
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| Chapter 15- Define carrying capacity |
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| The amount of species an environmetn is able to hold |
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| Chapter 16- Define Ecology |
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Definition
| The relation between organisms and their environment |
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| Chapter 16- What is the order of ecological levels. |
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1) Species
2) Population
3) Communities
4) Ecosystems
5) Biome |
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| Chapter 16- Define/describe each level of ecological organization |
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Definition
Species is what specifically is living in a biome
Population is how many of the species is living there
Communities are groups of the species living together
Ecosystem is the interaction between plants in animals
Biome is the region of the Earth in which the ecosystem is located |
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| Chapter 16- Define Ecological succession |
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Definition
A gradual process
incurred by the change in the number of individuals of each species of. |
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| Chapter 16- Define food web |
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Definition
| A multitude of food chains combined together to show all the prey and predators in a specific area |
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| Chapter 16- Energy Pyramid |
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Definition
10% is gained through all the levels
100% plants, 10% Herbavores, 1% Carnivores .01% Top Carnivores |
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| Chapter 16- Define biogeochemical cycle and give four examples |
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Definition
| Phosphouros cylce, Carbon cycle, Water cycle, Nitrogen cycle |
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| Chapter 17- Define and give an example of mutualism |
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Definition
| When two species gain benefit from each other i.e. birds that clean crocodiles mouths to get food |
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| Chapter 17- Define and give an example of commensalism |
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| When one species gain a benefit while the other is not effected i.e. Barnacle feeds on blue whale |
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| Chapter 17- Define and give an example of Predation |
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| Predation is when one species gain benefits while the other is harmed i.e. Fox hunting hares |
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| Chapter 17- Define and give an example of competition |
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Definition
| Competition is when more than one specie needs the same food source i.e. A new specie of bird introduced to another place and is better suited for a food that another bird needs, competition would then insue |
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| Chapter 18- What are the effects of ozone destruction on the environment? |
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Definition
| More solar radiation is getting in meaning that it is heating up faster and some animals maybe ill-suited to adapt to these conditions |
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| Chapter 18- Define renewable source of energy |
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| A renewable source of energy is something that can be used over and over again without depleting the main source |
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| Chapter 18- What are things we can do to restore the environment? |
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| Plant trees and use renewable energy |
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| Chapter 18- Identify the major characteristics of Boeral Coniferous forest |
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Definition
| Called the Taiga the climate is cool and moist |
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| Chapter 18- Identify the major characteristics of Temperate Deciduous forest |
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Definition
| Has a fluctuating clime some common trees are the elm and oak some animals are squirrels deer and turkey |
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| Chapter 18- Identify the major characteristics of Temperate Rainforest |
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Definition
| Has an abundance of precipitation but has a deciduous like climate but with milder winters,has douglas fir, hemlock, and cedar. |
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