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chpt 18-20
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Biology
10th Grade
02/17/2010

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Term
archaebacteria
Definition
this kingdom of bacteria live in harsh environments
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eubacteria
Definition
all common bacteria fall under this category
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protista
Definition
this kingdom includes are eukaryotes that are not plants, animals , and fungi
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fungi
Definition
kingdom that all mushrooms are part of
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plantae
Definition
kingdom that includes mosses, conifers, ferns ,etc.
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animalia
Definition
kingdom that includes all vertebrates
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archae , eubacteria , eukarya
Definition
Name the three domains
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conformers
Definition
organisms that change as their external environments change
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dormancy
Definition
a state of reducued activity during unfavorable conditions
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clumped , even , random
Definition
name the three types of dispersion
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6 billion
Definition
the human population is at approximately this many people
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20 percent
Definition
amount of animals that will be extinct next century
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ozone layer
Definition
A layer in the atmosphere there a hole in this layer above antartica
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greenhouse effect
Definition
the burning of fossil fuels has caused this problem
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biosphere
Definition
broadest level that holds all living organisms
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community
Definition
all the interacting organisms in an area
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ecosystem
Definition
all living organisms and nonliving organisms found in an aera describes an
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biotic factors
Definition
living things that affect an organism
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tolerance curve
Definition
a graph showing how an organism relates to the variables of an environment
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acclimation
Definition
process of an organism adapting to abiotic factors
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mortality rate
Definition
the number of deaths over a period of time describes
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survivorship curve
Definition
three types of these show that likelihod of survival at different ages
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exponential growth
Definition
most population have this type of growth
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carrying capacity
Definition
the number of individuals the environment can support over a long period of time
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agricultural revolution
Definition
this type of revolution led to a large increase in the human population
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Kingdoms - archaebacteria, eubacteria, protista, fungi, plantae, anamailia

Domains - Archea , bacteria, eukarya

Definition
name the six kingdoms and three domains
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