Environmental Changes - FLASHCARDS/Study Materials

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A particular group of organisms living in the same area

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Population

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The variety of life in the world, a habitat, or an ecosystem

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Biodiversity

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An individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form

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Organism

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Having no living members

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Extinct

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The way an organism looks, behaves, or is built that best suits it for survival

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Adaptation

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The range of conditions an organism can withstand

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Tolerance

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Difference between short term and long term impacts

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Short term affects organisms immediately while long term affects organisms over subsequent generations.

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The genetic change that causes new and different characteristics

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Mutation

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Definition of a species

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A large group of the same organism which reproduce with each other.

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Short term impact example

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Rivers overflowing due to several days of downpours, causing localized flooding.