UPDATE!!!2025/2026|GUARANTEED
Individual - ANSWER the most fundamental unit of ecology
Community - ANSWER Populations of species living together in a particular area
Ecosystem - ANSWER one or more communities of living organisms interacting with
their nonliving physical and chemical environments
Mixotrophs - ANSWER can switch between being producers and consumers
Detrivores - ANSWER break down dead organic matter into smaller pieces
Polygenetic Trait - ANSWER single trait is affected by several genes
Stabilizing Selection - ANSWER individuals iwth intermediate phenotypes have higher
survival and reproductive success than those with extreme phenotypes
Directional Selection - ANSWER individuals with extreme phenotypes experience
higher fitness than the average population phenotypes i.e. Darwin's finches
Disruptive Selection - ANSWER individuals with either extreme phenotype experience
higher fitness than individuals with an intermediate phenotype
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, Osmoregulation - ANSWER mechanisms organisms use to maintain a proper solute
balance
Thermal pollution - ANSWER changing temperature of an environment via human
activity
Necessary Soil Nutrients (7) - ANSWER C, H, O, N, P, Ca, K
Soil Nutrients come in various compounds (5) - ANSWER ammonium, nitrate,
phosphate, calcium, potassium
Water Potential - ANSWER sum of forces that could cause water to move
Matric Potential - ANSWER potential energy generated by the attractive forces
between water molecules and soil particles
Transpiration - ANSWER generates water potential in leaves as water evaporates from
the surfaces of leaf cells
Stomata - ANSWER small openings on leaf surfaces where CO2 enters leaf and water
exits
Chloroplasts are made up of... - ANSWER Stromas filled with stacked thylakoid
membranes
Light Reactions - ANSWER turn light into high energy compounds ATP and NADPH
Calvin Cycle - ANSWER turns ATP and NADPH and CO2 into sugars
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Individual - ANSWER the most fundamental unit of ecology
Community - ANSWER Populations of species living together in a particular area
Ecosystem - ANSWER one or more communities of living organisms interacting with
their nonliving physical and chemical environments
Mixotrophs - ANSWER can switch between being producers and consumers
Detrivores - ANSWER break down dead organic matter into smaller pieces
Polygenetic Trait - ANSWER single trait is affected by several genes
Stabilizing Selection - ANSWER individuals iwth intermediate phenotypes have higher
survival and reproductive success than those with extreme phenotypes
Directional Selection - ANSWER individuals with extreme phenotypes experience
higher fitness than the average population phenotypes i.e. Darwin's finches
Disruptive Selection - ANSWER individuals with either extreme phenotype experience
higher fitness than individuals with an intermediate phenotype
1
, Osmoregulation - ANSWER mechanisms organisms use to maintain a proper solute
balance
Thermal pollution - ANSWER changing temperature of an environment via human
activity
Necessary Soil Nutrients (7) - ANSWER C, H, O, N, P, Ca, K
Soil Nutrients come in various compounds (5) - ANSWER ammonium, nitrate,
phosphate, calcium, potassium
Water Potential - ANSWER sum of forces that could cause water to move
Matric Potential - ANSWER potential energy generated by the attractive forces
between water molecules and soil particles
Transpiration - ANSWER generates water potential in leaves as water evaporates from
the surfaces of leaf cells
Stomata - ANSWER small openings on leaf surfaces where CO2 enters leaf and water
exits
Chloroplasts are made up of... - ANSWER Stromas filled with stacked thylakoid
membranes
Light Reactions - ANSWER turn light into high energy compounds ATP and NADPH
Calvin Cycle - ANSWER turns ATP and NADPH and CO2 into sugars
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