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Biodiversity
Term | Definition |
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What bacteria is classified as living or nonliving? | Nanobes |
What are two main characteristics of a functioning ecosystem? | 1. Energy flow 2. Nutrient Reclycing |
What do bacteria and Protists have in common? | both are usually unicellular |
Tomatoes are... | Eukaryotes |
In the chaparral video with Micheal Soule, the _________ was the _________ | 1. Coyote 2. Keystone Species |
__________ have no vascular system (like veins and arteries) | Mosses |
All ________ have pores | Ferns |
Which was discussed in the Rainforest Insect Video? | Species Diversity |
All animals are... | Eukaryotes |
Most Species of animals are: | Insects |
Most species of Fungi are: | Heterotrophs |
The shared characteristics of life include: | |
The Rivet Hypothesis explains: | How many different species can function well together, until too many are lost |
Taxol | is a medicine derived from yew trees |
Climate change is causing.. | polar ice caps to melt |
The Theory of Demographic Transition regards: | The balance of birth and death rates as a society matures due to social and technological improvements |
Externalities | are hidden costs of buying or doing something |
Temperate Forest | Snowy winters, moist warm summers |
Grassland | Dry with grasses and wildflowers |
Tundra | High latitudes, permafrost |
Chapparal | Dry and Shrubby |
Tropical Rainforest | Wet and Lush |
Estuary | Where a river connects with the ocean |
Wetland | Shallow, border rivers and lakes |
Desert | Dry with a few species |
Biomes on land are characterized by their _______________ and their ________ | Temperature and Precipitation |
Which phylum contains crabs and shrimp? | Arthropods |
Name 2 types of protists... | Algea and Amoeba |
Archea | Single-celled organisms which live in extreme environments |