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21 Cards in this Set
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Define the term ecosysten
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a system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their environment
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Define the term Abiotic Factor
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Non-living. Is a feature to an enviroment. Such as Temperture
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List 4 examples of an Abiotic Factor:
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Temperture, Weather, Amount of Sunlight, Percipitation
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Name the four spheres on earth
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Geosphere, Hydrosphere, Atmosphere, Biosphere
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What percent of the stmosphere is composed of nitrogen?
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78%
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What does RENEW stand for?
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Recovery of Nationally Enderdangered Wildlife
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Extirpated:
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A species no longer exists in a specific area
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Endangered:
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A species facing imminent extirpation or extinction
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Threatened:
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A species that is likely to become endangered if factors reducing its survival are not changed
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Special Concern:
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A species that may become threatened or endangered because of a combination of factors
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Herbivore:
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Animal that eats plants or other producers
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Carnivore:
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Animal that eats other animals
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Omnivore:
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Animal that eats both plants and animals
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Scavenger
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Animal that feeds on the remains of other animals
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Ecological Niche
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The role of a species within an ecosystem
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Another word for a Producer is:
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Autotroph
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Another word for Consumer is:
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Heterotroph
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The Formula for Photosynthesis
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Carbon Dioxide + water --- Light energy --- = sugar + oxygen
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Producer
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makes their own food through Photosynthesis
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Consumer
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Takes food from Producers
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Biodiversity
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The variety of life in a particular ecosystem
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