Flash Card Directions

Flash Card Directions

–Please use the provided flashcards to memorize some of the important vocabulary in this unit.

–Write answer word (1st column) on the back of all of the flashcards in that row. Then cut the flash cards out and try to line up the three boxes to complete each important vocabulary word with its name, meaning, and picture.

–Start small with only a few, get really good at those, and then add more into your practice. Each time you master a small set by lining up all three add another in until they are all mastered.

–Moving the cards around on a table / clean surface is how these will help you. Just staring at them / trying to memorize them without moving and jumbling will not be as helpful.

Individual / Organism with unique DNA and cells /
Population / Groups of similar individuals who tend to mate with each other in a limited geographic area. /
Ecosystem / The relationships of populations with each other and their environment. /

Community / The relationships between groups of populations. /

Biome / A regional ecosystem characterized by distinct types of vegetation, animals. /
Biosphere / The part of the earth and its atmosphere in which living organisms exist. /

Biosphere
Consists of… / Atmosphere
Lithosphere
Ecosphere
Hydrosphere /
Habitat / A place an organism lives. /
Needs of
An
Organism / Air.
Water.
Food.
Shelter.
Space. /
Niche / The place or function of a given organism within its ecosystem. /
Food Web / A complex network of many interconnected food chains and feeding interactions. /
Predator / An organism that lives by preying on other organisms. /
Prey / An animal hunted for food. /

Camouflage / An adaptation that allows the animal to blend in with its environment to avoid being detected /
Abundance / Measurement of the amount of a species. / Abundance
Relative
Abundance / The amount of each species. Must sum to 1 or 100%. / Relative
Abundance
Diversity / The variety or number of kinds of species. / Diversity
Warning colors / These warn predators that these colors are dangerous or toxic. /
Mimicry / The resemblance of an animal species to another species or to natural objects. /

Symbiosis / A long term relationship between two or more different species. /
Parasitism / Symbiosis -
One organism benefits while the other is harmed. /
Mutualism / Symbiosis-
Both organisms benefit. /
Commensalism / Symbiosis
One organism benefits and the other doesn’t benefit, or suffer harm. /
Exotic
Species / A species that have been introduced to an ecosystem that are not endemic to the area. (non-native) /