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Semester 1 Exam Review

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Polydactylism   multiple fingers or toes (more than 5)  
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Environmental Science   the study of the air, water, and land surrounding an organism or a community  
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Ecology   the study of the interactions of living organisms with one another with their environment  
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Hooke (describe with 2 words)   cell, cork  
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van Leeuwenhoek (describe with 2 words)   micro, pond water  
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Schleiden (describe with 2 words)   plant cells  
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Schwann (describe with 2 words)   animal cells  
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Domain   largest classification  
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Kingdom   2nd level of classification  
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Phylum   3rd level of classification  
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Class   4th level of classification  
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Order   5th level of classification  
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Family   6th level of classification  
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Genius   7th level of classification  
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Species   smallest classification  
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  how we use natural resources, how our actions alter our environment  
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an example of using renewable resources   building wooden furniture  
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24,000 to 40,000 people   die of starvation everyday  
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main types of pollution   biodegradable, non biodegradable  
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Biodiversity   the diversity, or variety, of plants and animals and other living things in a particular area or region  
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"The Tragedy of the Commons" describes what   the conflict between individuals and society  
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Sustainable   the condition in which human needs are met in such a way that a human population can survive  
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Ecological Footprint   the amount of land and ocean area needed to support one person  
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Algae   organism most likely to be in the bottom trophic level of a food chain  
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Food Web   the term used to refer to the many feeding relationships that are possible in an ecosystem  
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Herbivores   the kind of organism that obtains energy only producers  
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If an insect eats a plant and a bird eats an insect, about how much energy comes form the plant   10%  
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Littoral zone   a shallow zone in a freshwater habitat where light reaches the bottom and nurtures plants  
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Fresh Water Ecosystem   a subset of Earth's aquatic ecosystems. They include lakes and ponds, rivers, streams and springs, and wetlands.  
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4 examples of freshwater ecosystems   lake, river, streams, ponds  
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nektonic   an organism that swims freely  
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Benthic   an organism that lives at the bottom of an aquatic environment, or lives attached to a hard surface  
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SEM   a microscope that gives 3D images  
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Resource Conservation   not a main environmental problem  
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Pollution and Deforestation   2 effects of human activities on the hydrologic cycle  
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Percolation   the downward movement of water from soil  
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The Sun   it provides the energy in most ecosystems  
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phytoplankton   plankton consisting of microscopic plants  
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N2   Atmospheric Nitrogen  
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NO3   Nitrates  
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NO2   Nitrites  
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NH+4   Ammonium  
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Nitrogen   the element that is most abundant in the atmosphere  
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2 Legume Plants   clover, cudzu  
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What role does lightening play in the nitrogen cycle   it splits it and becomes a solid and then comes down as rain  
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An autotroph is a(n)   producer  
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Chemosynthesis   derives energy from chemicals  
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Atrophosome   acts like a stomach  
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what is the base of the vent community food chain   Bacteria  
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why are the bacteria living within the roots of a soybean plant critical parts of the nitrogen cycle   they change atmospheric nitrogen into a usable form  
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Lichen   plant most likely to be a pioneer species  
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Succession is possible because   new species make the environment less suitable for previous ones  
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Phosphate Salts   do not contain carbon from bodies of plants and animals that died million of years ago  
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Eutrophication   an increase of nutrients in an aquatic ecosystem  
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2 environmental functions of wetlands   clean pollutants, and protecting the shoreline  
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2 types of freshwater wetlands   marshes and swamps  
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non woody plants are found in   marshes  
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woody plants are found in   swamps  
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Whelk   the name of the shell found on the SC coast that looks like a conch  
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which sex of fiddler crabs has one large claw, and why   male, to attract females  
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Wetlands have   plentiful nutrients and the capacity for photosynthesis  
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Wetlands are not   limited to inland freshwater environments  
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Estuary   is a mix of salt and fresh water  
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which organism produces most of the food in an aquatic ecosystem   phytoplankton  
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Estuaries are productive ecosystems because   they constantly receive nutrients from rivers and oceans  
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which ecosystem has the highest level of salinity   salt marsh  
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The _______________________ is not an important advantage for aquatic organisms living near the surface of a lake or a pond   presence of decomposing organisms  
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Spartina is   Cordgrasses that are highly aggressive invaders that significantly alter both the physical structure and biological composition of our tidal marshes, mudflats and creeks.  
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Dermal Denticles   the names of the scales covering a shark  
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5 big classes of vertebrates   Mammals, Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds, Fish  
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A _______________ is an example of a shark species that is ovoviviparous   Tiger Shark  
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This type of fertilization includes an egg case and egg layer   Ovoviviparous  
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What are the teeth of a shark like   conveyor belt  
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4 Reptilian characteristics of Sea Turtles   claws, scales, ectothermic, leather like eggs  
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when was the Endangered Species Act established   1973  
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What order are turtles found in   Testudines  
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5 facts about Leatherbacks   largest turtle, leather like claws, eat jellyfish, hunted for oils  
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how many species of turtles are found on the SC coast   5 species  
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Hawksbill   endangered, streamlined, killed for shell and soup  
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Kemps Ridley   endangered, travel in herds, nest in the daytime  
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Green turtle   endangered, clean, killed for shell and meat  
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loggerhead   threatened, large head for crushing wells, weighs 150-250 pounds  
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what is a Curuncle   the beak of a baby turtle to use to get out of the shell, later it falls off  
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5 things about Sea Turtle nesting   same place every year, body pit, eggs hatch at same time, not all eggs are fertile, they make false nests, and false tracks  
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What does T.E.D. stand for and what does it do   Turtle Excluder Device, helps reduce catch  
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Climate   long term prevailing weather conditions at a particular place based upon records  
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what is an important property of air circulation   cold air is denser than warm air  
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an observation that helps to explain circulation patterns in the atmosphere   warm air rises and cools as it rises  
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rain frequently results when   warm moist air rises  
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a physical property of air is   warm air can hold more water vapor than an equal amount of cold air  
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why is it that prevailing winds do not blow directly northward or southward   the earth continues to spin  
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what is the weather like along the South American coast during an el nino year   a lot of rain, there is no up welling, warm water  
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2 things about el nino   lasts for a short period of time, droughts occur in other countries  
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What is the chemical equation for photosynthesis   6CO2+6H20+Solar Energy=C6H12O6+6O2  
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What is the chemical equation for Cellular Respiration   C6H12O6 + 6 O2=6 CO2 + 6 H2O + Energy (ATP)  
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