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| all components of area {biotic: plants/animals/insects}; abiotic: h20/soil |
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| excrete hormones in interior: testosterone; estrogen, thyroxine, adrenaline |
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| internal hard supporting structure, produces blood solids; human 206 bones |
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| essential plant nutrients |
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| nitrogen, phosphorus, K potassium; macronutrients; fixed by root nodules |
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| river meet ocean { interface} with varying salt content; very productive ecosystem |
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| excess nutrients which cause "blooms"/red tides from fertilizers/pollutants |
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| insects, crabs, bi-valves; external skeleton |
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| exterior excreation: saliva, milk, sweat, tears, digestive juices |
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| nonnative species, introduced , feral, foreign/alien; outcompete natives |
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| fiber; soluble and insoluble |
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| bind to cholesterol, and help move fecal material |
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| # of children a woman of chiledbearing age could have; earlier start= more kids |
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| small amount of energy passed up feeding levels |
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| <1% in lakes, rivers,streams for humasn use; 2.5% total fresh water in glaciers/snow |
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| caused by lack of iodine; overactive thyroid |
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| energy from sugar, conveyed to cells and active transport into cells by insulin |
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| energy stored in liver; converted to and from glucose by insulin for cell use |
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| composed of nerve cell bodies, brain cortex exterior, spinal cord- interior |
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| surround stomata on plant leaves, prevent/allow water and gas entry/escape |
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| produce pinecones, no flowers, means naked seed |
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| address, where species live |
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| circulation of cells over equator, 30*N and south, 60* N and South cause trade winds |
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| heat loss during conversion |
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| passed from one trophic level to next; 10% passed, rest used for growth, reprod |
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| recycling water: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, runoff or infiltration. transportation adn evapotranspiration |
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| travels in blood across synapse to affect specific organ/ receptor cell |
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| exponential; can exceed carrying capacity; Hunt/gather - ag rev- ind rev |
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| decaying organic matter in soil; natural fertilizer |
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| controls pituitary, other organs; temperature and h20 balance |
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| integrated pest mgmt, use several methods to keep pests below economic damage |
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| organism reveals ecology information; population/environment stable, under stress |
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| interspecific competition |
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| between 2 species wanting same resource |
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