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A large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat is:
a biome |
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a community |
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a food chain |
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a population |
A biome is a large naturally occurring community of flora (plants) and fauna (animals) occupying a major habitat (home or environment).
Herbivores are __________ that subsist on producers like plants and fungus.
tertiary consumers |
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secondary consumers |
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primary consumers |
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scavengers |
Primary consumers (herbivores) subsist on producers like plants and fungus. Examples are grasshoppers, cows, and plankton.
Heat is always transferred from __________ to __________ environments.
cooler, warmer |
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warmer, cooler |
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dense, empty |
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empty, dense |
Heat is always transferred from warmer to cooler environments and conduction is the simplest way this transfer can occur. It is accomplished through direct contact between materials and materials like metals that transfer heat efficiently are called conductors while those that conduct heat poorly, such as plastic, are called insulators.
A person's genotype is their genetic makeup and includes:
phenotypes |
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recessive alleles |
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dominant alleles |
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both dominant and recessive alleles |
A person's genotype is their genetic makeup and includes both dominant and recessive alleles. Phenotype is how the genes express themselves in physical characteristics.
When compared to eukaryotic cells, prokaryotic cells are:
less complex |
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similarly complex |
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more complex |
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none of these |
Cells are classified into one of two groups based on whether or not they have a nucleus. Eukaryotic cells have a nucleus, prokaryotic cells do not have a nucleus and therefore have a less complex structure than eukaryotic cells.