Ecology Unit Exam Review

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What is a Decomposer?

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A type of consumer that takes waste and dead animals and turns them into nutrients.

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What is a Mutation?

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An error in the coding of an allele.

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What biome is characterized by cold temperatures and permafrost?

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Tundra.

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What is a Tertiary Consumer?

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An organism that eats secondary consumers.

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What biome has high temperatures and more than 450 cm of precipitation a year?

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Tropical Rainforest.

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What is a Producer?

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An organism that can make its own food, typically through photosynthesis.

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What is a Primary Consumer?

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An organism that eats producers, usually herbivores.

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What is a Secondary Consumer?

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An organism that eats primary consumers.

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What is a Biome?

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A large geographical area characterized by specific climate conditions and plant and animal communities.

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What is Transpiration?

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The process by which water is absorbed by plants and released as vapor into the atmosphere.