Biology Unit 1 Review Flashcards

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Primary succession would most likely occur after a lava flow.

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Primary succession would most likely occur after a lava flow.

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Phosphorus is important for living things because it helps

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Form DNA and RNA

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If a population grows larger than the carrying capacity, the

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Death rate may rise

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A mathematical formula to predict population fluctuations

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Biological model

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Precipitation is a process in the

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Water cycle

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Carrying capacity refers to the maximum population size an environment can sustain.

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Ecological models help in understanding complex interactions in ecosystems.

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The type of growth curve that is not logistic, limiting, or demographic.

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Exponential growth.

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The role of wolves in their interaction with moose.

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Predators.

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The effect on population size when the death rate is higher than the birthrate.

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The population size decreases.

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Diagram showing ecosystem succession over time

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Diagram illustrating the stages of succession in an ecosystem over 115+ years.