Final Exam Review - Fall 2025

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Define a population?

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Individuals of one species in one area

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Describe an ecosystem?

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Living and nonliving components together

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What do you call a large region with specific climate and organisms?

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Biome

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Define a community?

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Populations of different species together

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What does photosynthesis do?

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Removes carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere

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What does burning fossil fuels for energy add to the environment?

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Adds carbon to the atmosphere

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Which spheres are involved in this scenario: Plants taking in carbon dioxide

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biosphere and atmosphere

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How is a biome different from an ecosystem?

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Biomes are global climate regions; ecosystems are local systems

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What is hypoxia in aquatic ecosystems?

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Water with very low dissolved oxygen

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What does turbidity measure in a water sample?

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Cloudiness from suspended particles