Vocabulary
Environmental Changes
Biodiversity
Sexual vs. Asexual
Inherited and Acquired Traits
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What does Herbivore mean?
A consumer that feeds on plants only
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TRUE/FALSE- does long-term environment change give organisms time to adapt?
True
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What does Diversity mean?
different or variation
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True/False- sexual reproduction leads for the offspring to not be identical
True
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True/False- Learning to ride a bike is an acquired trait
True
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Whats a Decomposer?
An organism that breaks down waste and dead organisms
200
TRUE/FALSE- does short-term environment change give organisms time to adapt?
False
200
What does Genetic Biodiversity?
Variation in genes within a species
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What is sexual reproduction?
Requires two parents
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What is a gene?
a segment of DNA that has the code for a specific trait
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What is a long term change?
m environmental change?
Changes that occur slowly over time
300
List 2 examples of a short-term environmental change
Flood, Drought, Fire
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What is Ecological Biodiversity?
Diversity of ecosystems, communities, and habitats
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What is Asexual reproduction?
Requires only one parent and genetically identical to parent
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Whats an inherited trait?
A trait that an organism is born with that is obtained from parents
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What is a short-term change?
Changes that occur quickly in an ecosystem
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List 2 examples of long-term environmental changes
Climate Fluctuations, Deforestation, Pollution
400
True/False- The more different organisms in the environment equals more biodiversity
True
400
Examples of Sexual Reproduction
Humans
Penguins
Monkeys
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Whats in an Acquired Trait?
A trait that an organism obtains during its life-time through its environment
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Whats a host?
Organisms that a parasite live in or on
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Whats the difference between short and long term environmental changes?
Short term- occurs quickly
Long term- occurs slowly over time
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types of Threats to Biodiversity
Habitat loss
Overfishing
Invasive species
Pollution
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Types of Asexual Reproduction
Binary Fission
Budding
Fragmentation
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TRUE/FALSE- Hair is an acquired trait
False