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SIENCE OLYIMPIAD
FLASHCARDS
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hydrocarbon
a liquid combusible substance
EX: propane or gasoline |
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Photosysnthsis
the process in which plants get food |
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Fungus
A mushroom or other decomposer |
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biotic
living or once living |
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abiotic
non-living
ex:a rock |
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population
a group of the same species occuping the same area |
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community
two or more populations of different species or more living in the same area
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ecosystem
a community + its abiotic factors |
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biosphere
the part of the world that has living organisms |
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habitat
where a species lives |
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homeostasis
the delicate balence of an ecosystem |
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pollution
harmful materials entering the enviroment |
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radiation sickness
a sickness that leads to death caused by nuclear pollution |
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