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Study guide for a grade 9 honors biology final.

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show The study of interactions between organisms and the living and nonliving components of their environment.  
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show A living component of the environment.  
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Abiotic Factor   show
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Acclimation   show
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Conformer   show
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Regulator   show
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Niche   show
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Fundamental Niche   show
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show The range of resources that a species actually uses.  
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Generalist   show
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Specialist   show
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show How crowded a population is.  
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Dispersion   show
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show A limiting factor that reduces population size by the same proportion, regardless of the population's size.  
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Density-Dependent Factor   show
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Predator   show
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Prey   show
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show An organism that eats plants.  
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Secondary Compound   show
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Parasitism   show
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show The individual who feeds on another individual in parasitism.  
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show The individual being feeded on in parasitism.  
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Ectoparasite   show
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Endoparasite   show
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Competitive Exclusion   show
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Mutualism   show
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show The number of species a community contains.  
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Species Diversity   show
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Succession   show
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show The development of a community in an area that has not supported life previously.  
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Secondary Succession   show
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show A bacteria's ability to produce carbohydrates by using energy from inorganic molecules.  
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Gross Primary Productivity   show
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show The organic material in an ecosystem.  
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show The rate at which biomass accumulates.  
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Consumers   show
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Carnivore   show
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Omnivore   show
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Detritivore   show
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Decomposer   show
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show An organism's position in the sequence of energy transfers.  
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Food Chain   show
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show The interrelated food chains in an ecosystem.  
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show The complex pathway that nitrogen follows within an ecosystem.  
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Nitrogen Fixation   show
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Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria   show
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Ammonofication   show
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show A process in which bacteria take up ammonia and oxidize it into nitrites and nitrates.  
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show A process in which anaerobic bacteria breaks down nitrates and releases nitrogen gas back into the atmosphere.  
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Tundra   show
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Biome   show
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Photic Zone   show
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Aphotic Zone   show
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Intertidal Zone   show
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show The part of an ocean that is very shallow.  
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show The deep water of the open sea.  
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show The open ocean.  
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Benthic Zone   show
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show Communities of small organisms that drift with ocean currents.  
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show A occurrence where freshwater rivers and streams flow into the sea.  
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show Lakes that are rich in organic matter and vegetation.  
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Oligotrophic Lakes   show
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show The broadest, most inclusive level of organization.  
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Ecosystem   show
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Community   show
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Population   show
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show The use of the same limited resource by two or more species.  
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Pioneer Species   show
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Ground Water   show
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Water Cycle   show
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Transpiration   show
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Carbon Cycle   show
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Taiga   show
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Temperate Deciduous Forest   show
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Temperate Grasslands   show
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Desert   show
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Savanna   show
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show A biome located near the equator characterized by tall trees, heavy rainfall, and lots of sunlight.  
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