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NV Apes- Living World
Section 2 of the AP Outline Review Flashcards
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Environmental Studies
12th Grade
02/27/2011

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NICHE

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The job that an organism does in its community

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Keystone Species

 

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A species that plays a critical role in maintaining the structure of an ecological community.

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1st Law of Thermodynamics

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Energy can not be created or destroyed; however, energy can be transformed.

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2nd Law of Thermodynamics

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Energy spontaneously disperses from being localized to become spread out if it is not hindered from doing so. 

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Biodiversity

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The degree of variation of life forms in a given ecosystem, biome, or planet.

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