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9th Grade
01/26/2008

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Ecosystem
Definition
relationship between abiotic and biotic
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community
Definition
all populations in a particular area
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heterotrophs
Definition
consumers; eat others
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population
Definition
all members of the same species
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species
Definition
animals whos babies can reproduce
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autotrophs
Definition
producers; make their own food
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herbivores
Definition
only eat plants
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omnivores
Definition
eat everything
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carnivores
Definition
eat other animals
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decomposers
Definition
recyclers
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trophic pyramid
Definition
energy flow
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What is at the bottom level of a trophic/energy pyramid?
Definition
producers (plants)
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food chain
Definition
the system of organisms being eaten by other organisms
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food web
Definition
many food chains in an area
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evaporation
Definition
water becomes gas
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What is at the 3rd level of a trophic/energy pyramid?
Definition
consumers (carnivors and omnivores)
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What is at the 2nd level of a trophic/energy pyramid?
Definition
consumers (herbivores and omnivores)
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percipitation
Definition
water goes to the ground
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watersheds
Definition
areas of common drainage
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condensation
Definition
gass becomes water
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what are topo maps bound by?
Definition
Laditude and longitude
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life processes
Definition
resperation, persperation, transpiration, urination
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Topo Map
Definition
Shows landforms by using contour lines
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Atoms
Definition
mostly empty space; unique number of protons
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what direction do the points of a river in a topo map point to?
Definition
up stream
Term
most mass of an atom is located in the...
Definition
nucleus
Term
contour interval
Definition
vertical distance between contour lines
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neutrons
Definition
0 charge, mass= 1amu, atomic mass- protons
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atomic mass
Definition
average of all isotops; #p + #n, decimal number
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proton
Definition
positive charge, mass= 1amu, #p= atomic #
Term
what holds the nucleus together?
Definition
neutrons
Term
what determines the type of atom?
Definition
proton
Term
what enables chemistry
Definition
(valence) electrons
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electrons
Definition
negative charge, mass= 1/2000 amu, #e = #p
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anion
Definition
negative ion (takes) negative charge
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cation
Definition
positive ion (gives away) poitive charge
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how do you find the charge of an ion?
Definition
#p-#e
Term
what happens when you add or subtract an electron?
Definition
ion
Term
what happens when you add or subtract a proton?
Definition
a new atom
Term
what happens when you add or subtract a neutron?
Definition
an isotope (no change in charge)
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valence electrons
Definition
do chemistry; last electrons in the last energy level
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subscript
Definition
# of atoms
Term
coefficient
Definition
# of molecules
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what is the trend of the size of an atom?
Definition
moving from left to right on the p.t. it gets smaller
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what is the trend of the ionization energy of an atom?
Definition
moving from left to right on the p.t. it increases
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electronegativity
Definition
ability to attract electrons
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what is the trend of the electronegativity of an atom?
Definition
increases towards flourine
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Ionic bond
Definition
metal + nonmetal
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Covalent bond
Definition
nonmetal + nonmetal
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