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Ecology 1
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Ecology 3
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deforestation
What is the removal of all trees in an area?
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how can deforestation accelerate global warming?
There are not enough trees to absorb excessive carbon dioxide?
100
Meosis
reduction division process ocurring only in reproductive cellsin which one diploid cell produces four haploid cells that are not generally identical
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hetereotroph that consumes both plants and animals
omnivore
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why is deforestation necessary?
deforestation clears space for urbanization and for building factories and homes
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what two types of erosion does deforestation encourage?: deforestation encourages wind and water erosion
deforestation encourages wind and water erosion
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antobiotic
substance that is able to kill or inhibit the growth of some microorganisms.
200
Biodiversity
number of different species living in a specific area
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Biomass
total mass of living matter at each trophic level
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what is a monoculture?
one type of crop
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how does deforestation directly affect organisms? organism's habitats are destroyed
organism's habitats are destroyed
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Biotic Factor
any living factor in an organism's environment
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Carrying Capacity
largest number of individuals in a species that an environment can support long-term
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derived trait
new feature that had not appeared in common ancestors
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what is the impact on deforestation on biodiversity?
deforestation lowers biodiversity
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how is the carbon dioxide level impacted by deforestation? it increases
it increases
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ecology
scientific study of all interrelationships between organisms and their environment
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simplified model that shows the single path for energy flow through an ecosystem
food chain
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theory that evolution occurs in small gradual steps over time
What is gradualism
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how is the level of oxygen impacted by deforestation?
it decreases
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what is reforestation?
replanting trees that have been cut down
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homeostasis
regulation of an organism's internal environment to maintain conditions needed for life.
500
taxonomic group of related phyla or divisions
kingdom
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what are fertilizers?
plant food