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biotic= organisms(how they react)
Abiotic= nonliving(precipation,tempature..) |
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| What are the 4 levels of Ecology |
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Organismal- evolutionary adaptations of species
Population- all same species
Community-Differnt species
Ecosystem- community + abiotic variables |
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| What is population density? |
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| number of individuals per unit area |
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| What is population dispersion |
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| how individuals are spaced |
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| What are the 3 differnt types of dispersion? |
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Clumped- Patchy resources, socail interactions
Uniform- Territoriatilty
Random- Uniform resources, no social interactions |
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| What is the differnce btwn expotential and logistic growth....theres a graph you need to know too. |
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Exponetial- ideal conditions no regulation
Logistic- Intraspefic competition |
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| What is Carrying capacity? |
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| Max number of individuals the enviroment can sustain. |
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| What is the differnce btwn denisty dependant and density independant? |
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Dependant is intraspecfic competetion
Independant is things like weather, drought, freezing... |
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| What is the differnce btwn Type I and Type III surviorship?.....Need to know Chart that goes with it too... |
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Type I- equalibrium strategy
Type III- opporunstic strategy |
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| Assembalace of differnt species |
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| What is Competition, Predation, and Mutualism? |
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Competition- 2 species using the same resource(-,-)
Predation- One species eats another.(+,-)
Mutualism- 2 species help each other. (+,+) |
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| What is Competetive Exclusion, Resource partitioning, and Coevolution? |
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Competitive Ex- 2 species compete, one disapears
Resource Partitioning- 2 species evolve to use resources differntly
Coevolution- natural selection causes selective pressure |
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| What are the 4 differnt trophic levels? |
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Producers- Photosynthesis, Make energy
Herbivores(primary consumers)- Eat producers
Carnivores( higher consumers)- eat producers
Decomposers- break down organic matter |
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| What is Primary Productivty? And How does it affect food chains? |
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| Role of Biomass production by photsynthesis...Increase primary productivty=Increase length of food chain |
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| How much energy can move from one trophic level to the next in a food chain? |
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| 1.How do energy and matter move differently in ecosystems? |
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| Energy flows and is not reused while Matter Cycles around |
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| What are the resovoirs and what process do they go through? |
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Resovoirs- Living Organisms, Atmoshphere, and fossil fuels.
The process they go through is from Living Organisms to Atmoshere is Cellular Resperiation. Atmoshere to Living Organisms is Photosynthesis.
Fossil Fuels to Living Organism is Combustion. |
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| 1.What process is causing the increase in the size of the atmospheric reservoir of carbon? |
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| 1.Which latitudes are dry? Which are wet? |
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| 0 degree and 60 degree are wet and 30 and 90 degree are dry |
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| 1.Know the graph showing temperature and precipitation ranges in biomes. |
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| The graph with the circles and the thundra and temperate forest thing. |
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| 1.Know the temperature and precipitation levels of the different terrestrial biomes. |
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Temp From High to Low... 1. tropical forest/desert 2. grass lands/ temperate forest 3. Coniferous forest 4. thundra....
Precipation from High to Low... 1. tropical forest 2. temperate forest 3. grass lands/ coniferous 4. desert/ thundra |
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| What are the Charterstics of the aquatic ecosystem? |
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Ponds/Lakes- Fresh, standing
Rivers/streams- fresh, flowing
wetlands- water to land
Estuary- Fresh to salt
Oceans- Salt |
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Benthic(seafloor) vs Pelagic(everything else)
Photic(light) vs aphotic(no light) |
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| 1.In what organelle does photosynthesis occur? |
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| 1.What is captured by the light reactions and in what form is it stored? |
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| Solar energy-->chemical energy(Atp, NADPH) |
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| What are the inputs to light reaction? |
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| What are the outputs to light reaction? |
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| 1.Which wavelengths of light are used for photosynthesis and which aren’t? |
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Used- red, blue, violet
Not- Green |
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| 1.How do plants acquire CO2 for photosynthesis? |
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| From the atmosphere through the Stomata |
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| 1.Where do the light reactions take place? |
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| What is a photon? What happens when a photon hits a chlorophyll molecule? |
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| Photon- particle of light energy. When it hits the chlorophhyll loses electrons |
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| 1.What molecule provides electrons to replace those lost by chlorophyll? |
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| 1.Where does the Calvin Cycle take place? |
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| 1.What are the inputs to the Calvin Cycle? |
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| 1.What are the outputs from the Calvin Cycle? |
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| 1.What is the enzyme that initiates the Calvin Cycle? |
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| 1.What are the reactants for cellular respiration? |
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| 1.What are the products of cellular respiration? |
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| 1.What are the energy conversions of cellular respiration? |
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| Chemical energy(glucose)--> Chemical energy (ATP) |
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| What types of cells perform cellular respiration? |
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| Plants perform Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration |
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| 1.What is the only molecule that cells can use energy from directly to perform cellular work? |
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| 1.What are the three stages of cellular respiration? |
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| Glucose, Acetyl COA formation + Citric Acid, Electron transportation. |
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| 1.Where does glycolysis occur? |
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| 1.What are the products of glycolysis? |
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| 1.Where does the citric acid cycle occur? |
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| 1.What are the products of the citric acid cycle? |
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| 1.What is the role of NADH in cellular respiration? |
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| 1.Where is the electron transport chain for cellular respiration? |
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| inner mitchondrial membrane |
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| 1.What is the final electron acceptor in cellular respiration? |
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| 1.What is the final electron acceptor in cellular respiration? |
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| 1.What are the products of electron transport? |
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| 1.In what process are most of the ATP produced in cellular respiration? |
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| Electron Transport and Chemiosis |
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| 1.How many ATP are generated by aerobic cellular respiration per glucose molecule? |
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| 1.What is the relationship between breathing and cellular respiration? |
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| 1.Where does most nutrient absorption occur in the digestive system? |
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| 1.What organ system produces feces? What organ system produces urine? |
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| digestive system, excetory system |
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| 1.Know the route of gas flow through the respiratory system. |
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| mouth/nose--> Pharnx--> Larynx-->trachea--> bronchi--> bronchiches-->alveoli |
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| 1.What are the respiratory surfaces where gas exchange takes place called? |
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| 1.Know the route of blood flow through the heart and body. |
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| body--> right atrium--> right ventricle--> lungs--> left atrium--> left ventricle--> aorta |
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| 1.What does the endocrine system produce? |
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| 1.What is the functional unit of the kidney called? |
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| 1.What are the components of the Integumentary system? |
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| 1.What are the functions of the skeletal system? |
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| Support, protection, and movement |
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| 1.What is the only way that muscles can cause movement? |
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| 1.Which structure in the female reproductive system produces eggs? Where does the baby develop? |
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| Ovaries=eggs; uterus=baby |
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| 1.Which structure in the male reproductive system produces sperm? |
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