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Candy Canes
Snowflakes
Gingerbread Men
Santa Claus
Elf
100
The Taiga has what kind of trees?
Coniferous (cone bearing)
100
what do all biotic and abiotic organisms in a community make up?
Ecosystem
100
Biotic Factors are the _______ part of an enviroment
Living
100
What does the pre-fix 'Terr' mean?
Land
100
What are the three aquatic biomes?
Marine, Fresh-water and estuaries
200
What is the Photic-zone?
The top area where light reaches
200
What is Succession?
Growth/development of an ecosystem or biome to its climax community
200
Hunting controls are used for...
Protecting habitats
200
What's the difference between arithmetic and exponential growth?
Arithmetic is a constant, steady growth while exponential is ever increasing
200
What is the difference between an 'Aquatic' Biome and a 'Marine' biome?
Aquatic biomes are covered with water, while marine biomes are saltwater biomes
300
What is Biodiversity?
number of different species in an area.
300
What is the Aphotic zone?
Area at the bottom where light does not reach
300
When both the host and the symbiont gain it is called ____.
mutualism
300
What type of consumer eats producers?
Primary Consumers
300
In what stage of the water cycle does water go from a liquid to a gas?
Evaporation
400
What is it called when a habitat is broken into smaller pieces?
Habitat Fragmentation
400
What is an ecological foot print?
The impact a person makes on the biosphere
400
What is combustion?
The burning of plants or fossil fuels to release CO2
400
What is the difference in a food chain and a food web?
A food web is the combination of many food chains. A food chain is how organisms are linked throughout the trophic levels
400
What is saltwater intrusion?
When saltwater flows back into coastal freshwater
500
What are the three ways to conserve resources?
Reduce, Reuse, Recylce
500
How much energy is lost from one trophic level to the next?
90%
500
What is a key-stone species?
A species that when removed can destroy an ecosystem
500
What is the problem with invasive species?
They have no predators and can out compete native species
500
All the biomes on the planet is called..?
The Biosphere