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ASDF BIOLOGY
Biology Flashcards
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| WHAT IS THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF INTRERACTIONS AMONG ORGANISMS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT | ECOLOGY |
| WHAT IS THE PART OF EARTH IN WHICH LIFE EXISTS INCLUDING LAND, WATER, AND AIR OR ATMOSPHERE | BIOSPHERE |
| WHAT IS A GROUP OF SIMILAR ORGANISMS THAT CAN BREED OR PRODUCE FERTILE OFFSPRING | SPECIES |
| WHAT IS A GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS IN THE SAME SPECIES THAT LIVE IN THE SAME AREA | POPULATION |
| WHAT IS AN ASSEMBLAGE OF DIFFERENT POPULATIONS THAT LIVE TOGETHER IN AN ASSIGNED AREA | COMMUNITY |
| WHAT IS A COLLECTION OF ALL THE ORGANISMS THAT LIVE IN A PARTICULAR PLACE, TOGETHER WITH THEIR NONLIVING ENVIRONMENT | ECOSYSTEM |
| WHAT IS AN ORGANISM THAT CAN CAPTURE ENERGY FROM SUNLIGHT OR CHEMICALS AND USE IT TO PRODUCE ITS OWN FOOD FROM INORGANIC COMPOUNDS | AUTOTROPH |
| WHAT IS AN ORGANISM THAT OBTAINES ENERGY FROM THE FOOD IT CONSUMES | HETEROTROPH |
| WHAT IS A NETWORK OF COMPLEX INTERACTIONS FORMED BY THE FEEDING RELATIONSHIPS AMONG THE VARIOUS ORGANISMS IN AN ECOSYSTEM | FOOD WEB |
| WHAT IS A STEP IN A FOOD CHAIN OR WEB | TROPIC LEVEL |
| WHAT IS THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF LIVING TISSUE WHTHIN A CERTIAN TROPIC LEVEL | BIOMASS |
| WHAT IS THE PROCESS IN WHICH ELEMENTS, CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS, AND OTHER FORMS OF MATTER ARE PASSED FROM ONE ORGANISM TO ANOTHER AND FROM ONE PART OF THE BIOSPHER TO ANOTHER | BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE |
| WHAT IS A SINGLE NUTRIENT THAT EITHER HAS SCARCE OR CYCLES VERY SLOWLY, LIMITING THE GROTH OR ORGANISMS IN AN ECOSYSTEM | LIMITING NUTRIENT |
| WHAT IS THE CONDITION OF EARTH'S ATMOSPHER AT A GIVEN TIME AND PLACE | WEATHER |
| WHAT IS THE AVERAGE YEAR AFTER YEAR CONDITIONS OF TEMPRATURE AND PERCIPITATION IN A GIVEN REGION | CLIMATE |
| WHAT IS A NATURAL SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT IS RETAINED IN EARTHS ATMOSPHERE BY CARBON DIOXIDE, METHANE, WATER VAPOR, AND OTHER GASSES | GREEN HOUSE EFFECT |
| WHAT IS A BIOLOGICAL INFLUENCE ON ORGANISMS WITHIN AN ECOSYSTEM | BIOTIC FACTOR |
| WHAT IS A PHYSICAL, OR NONLIVING, FACTOR THAT SHAPES AN ECOSYSTEM | ABIOTIC FACTOR |
| WHAT IS A FULL RANGEF PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL CONDITIONS IN WHICH AN ORGANISM LIVES AND THE WAY IN WHICH THE ORGANISM USES THOSE CONDITIONS | NICHE |
| WHAT IS A GROWTH PATTERN IN WHICH A POPULATION'S GROWTH RATE SLOWS OR STOPS FOLLOWING A PERIOD OF EXPONENTIAL GROWTH | LOGISTIC GROWTH |
| WHAT IS THE LARGEST NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS OF A POPULATION THAT A GIVEN ENVIRONMENT CAN SUPPORT | CARRYING CAPACITY |
| WHAT IS A SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF HUMAN POPULATIONS | DEMOGRAPHY |
| WHAT IS A CHANGE IN A POPULATION FROM HIGH BIRTH AND DEATH RATES TO LOW BIRTH AND DEATH RATES | DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION |
| WHAT IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE CROP STRAINS AND THE USE OF MODERN AGRICULTURE TECHNIQUES TO INCREASE YEILDS OF FOOD CROPS | GREEN REVOLOUTION |
| WHAT IS A RESOURCE THAT CAN REGENERATE QUICKLY AND THAT IS REPLACEABLE | RENEWABLE RESOURCE |
| WHAT IS A HARMFUL MATERIAL THAT CAN ENTER THE BIOSPHERE THROUGH THE LAND, AIR, OR WATER | POLLUTANT |
| WHAT IS BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY; THE SUM TOTAL OF THE VARIETY OF ORGANISMS IN THE BIOSHPERE | BIODIVERSITY |
| WHAT IS AN INCREASING CONCENTRATION OF A HARMFUL SUBSTANCE IN ORGANISMS AT HIGHER TROPHIC LEVELS IN A FOOD CHAIN OR FOOD WEB | BIOLOGICAL MAGNIFICATION |