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Notes for ecology test

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Ecosystem definition   show
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What is the earth subdivided into (3)   show
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show Layer of gases surrounding the earth  
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Define lithosphere   show
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show All the water in earth (includes liquid, vapour and ice)  
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show Air,earth,water  
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show Troposphere, stratosphere,mesosphere,thermosphere  
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show From 0-10km, temperature ranges from 15 to -60 Celsius, only layer of the atmosphere with mix of gases and temperature to support life  
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Facts about stratosphere (2)   show
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show From 50-80 km, temperature ranges from 0 to -1000 Celsius  
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Facts about thermosphere (4)   show
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show Sits on top of the fluid layers called mantle, extends inward from earths surface, as thin as 5km as thick as 100km, warmed by the heat if the sun and heat of earths core  
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Hydrosphere information   show
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show The average weather conditions of a region over a long time ( 30 years atleast) ( long),average conditions  
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show The temperature that occurs at a particular time or place doesn’t have to be consistent( short), day to day conditions  
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Adaptation means   show
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show Noticeable change in the average temperature of a region over time  
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show Evidence based on a persons story( more biased), qualitative in nature. ( personal opinion)  
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show Evidence based on measurement, may require special equipment, quantitative in nature ( proof/ facts)  
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Direct evidence   show
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Indirect evidence   show
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show Tree ring, ice core sampling, fossil record of insects, pollen sampling from bottom of lakes  
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What is tree ring analysis   show
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What is core sampling   show
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show When examining fossils and pollen samples back than we can determine what lived at that point in earths history  
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show Quantitative date ( concrete data )  
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