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Species |
A particular type of organism, or population or group of population whose members share certain characteristics and freely breed. |
Think of the Human __________ |
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Population |
A group of individuals of a particular species that live in the same area |
Think of the amount of people in one area in a city having a ________________ number. |
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Community |
Made up of multiple interacting species that live in the same area |
Not to be mixed up with population but more so more specifically, organisms working together in one area as a ________________. |
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Ecosystem |
Communities and the abiotic material and forces with which their members interact. |
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Habitat |
Consists of the living and non living elements around it, including rock, soil, humidity, plant life and more. |
The specific place an organism lives in |
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Niche |
Reflects the use of resources and it's functional role in a community. |
Where the organsim, eats, breeds, sleeps and how that specific place contributes to the community around them. |
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Evolution |
Means change over time, consists of genetic change in a population of organisms across multiple generations. |
Not to be confused with adaptation but to ______________ over time |
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Natural Selection |
Process of which inherited characteristics that enhance survival and reproduction are passed on more frequently to future genrations than those that do not |
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Adaptation |
A trait that promotes succession |
An organsim must _______ to survive. |
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Mutation |
The alteration in our DNA some can be beneficial and others can be deadly. |
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Biodiversity |
Refers to the variety of life across all levels of biological organization including the diversity of species, their genes, their populations and their communities. |
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Speciation |
New species are generated |
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Phylogenetic Tree |
Cladograms, tree like diagrams that represent history of divergence within a species. |
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Extinction |
The disappearance of a species from Earth |
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KT Mass Extinction |
When a species or several species dies out at an accelerating rate within their environments. |
Sort of like the extinction of the Dinosaurs |
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Ecology |
The study of interactions among organisms and between organisms and their environments |
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Biosphere |
The cumulative of total living things on Earth and the areas they inhabit. |
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