Biology 20 alberta - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Biosphere - Area of Earth in which life exists Modern Ecology - a greater understanding of all actions that occur between organisms and their environment ex. ring necked pheasant and broken glass habitat - native environment where an organism lives and grows Species - individual organism that can interbreed and produce offspring that can reproduce biological community - all the species that share a given area Biodiversity - the number of different species in a given area What are five co...

Final Exam Biology 20-1 Unit B (Alberta Curriculum) Fall 2023 Ecology *** The study of interactions between organisms and their living and non-living environment. Abiotic Factor *** A non-living factor that influences an organism. Biotic Factor *** A living factor that influences an organism. Ecotone *** A transition area between ecosystems. Ecological Niche *** An organism's role in an ecosystem, consisting of its place in the food web, it's habitat, it's breeding area, and th...

Alberta Biology 20- Ecology Ch. 1 And 2 Questions and Answers 2023 producer *** an organism that makes its own food and harnesses its own energy primary consumer *** eats producers secondary consumer *** eats primary consumers; eats mainly herbivores tertiary consumer *** feeds on other carnivores; eats secondary consumers decomposer *** organism that releases the nutrients trapped in dead organisms autotroph *** an organism that makes its own food and harnesses its own energy ...

Biology 20 Alberta- Evolution Exam Prep Q&A Solved Correctly 100% What do adaptations result from? *** Gradual change in the characteristics of members within a population over time Variation *** A visible or invisible difference that helps an individual survive is likely to be passed on from survivor to survivor Genetic Mutation *** May provide an individual with a selective advantage or a disadvantage, or neither (neutral) Sexual Reproduction *** Offspring have a combination of gen...

Biomes - Grassland, desert, rainforest, temperate deciduos forest, shrubland, coniferous forest, tundra Bioaccumulation - Increased concentration of toxins at higher levels of the food chain Pyramid of numbers - Tells you the number of organisms at each trophic level in an ecosystem Infiltration - Water soaking into soil to become part of the water table. Runoff - Movement of surface water Evaporation - Liquid to gas Condensation - Gas to liquid Precipitation - Movement of water from atm...

Chapter 1: The History of Community Health Nursing in Canada Community Health Nursing A Canadian Perspective 5th Edition Stamler Multiple Choice Questions 1. Who would a visiting nurse most likely work with in the early 1900s in Canada? a. Families who could afford to pay b. Poor and destitute families c. The community d. School children Correct Answer: b (page 6) 2. Which community health nursing specialty emerged in early 20th-century Canada to combat communic...

Biology 20 – Alberta Speed Test solved 100% Grassland, desert, rainforest, temperate deciduos forest, shrubland, coniferous forest, tundra *ANS* Biomes Increased concentration of toxins at higher levels of the food chain *ANS* Bioaccumulation Tells you the number of organisms at each trophic level in an ecosystem *ANS* Pyramid of numbers Water soaking into soil to become part of the water table. *ANS* Infiltration Movement of surface water *ANS* Runoff Liquid to gas *ANS* Eva...

Neutrophils  White blood Cell (granulocyte), sphirical, multilobed nuceli, granulated, 10-14 um Basophils  White Blood Cell (granulocyte), sphirical, lobed nuclei, irregularly shaped, release histamine, promotes blood flow to injury, granulated, 10-12 um, nucleus fills whole cell Eosinophils  White Blood Cell (granulocyte), sphirical, bilobed nuceli, granulated, 10 - 14 um, phagocytize antigen - antibody complexes Monocytes  White Blood Cell, Can leave blood stream, fur...

Biology 30 (Alberta) - Reproduction and Embryology Latest 2023 Graded A+ Kidney Filters blood of impurities (eg. Urea) and produces urine. Ureter Transports urine to the bladder for storage. Bladder Stores urine. Urethra Common duct for the excretion of urine and semen from ejaculation. Testes Produces sperm under the influence of FSH and testosterone under the influence of LH. Epididymis Involved in sperm maturation (first 2/3rd's) - last 3rd is involved in mature sperm storage. Prostate...

Biology 30 Alberta- The 5 Senses (Sight, Smell, Touch, Sight, Hearing) Q&A 2023 How are stimuli detected? *ANS* By sensory receptors How does sensation occur? *ANS* Electrochemical impulses arrive at cerebral cortex Sensory adaptation *ANS* Process by which repeated, insignificant signals are filtered out What do photoreceptors do? *ANaS* Detect light (e.g. rods and cones in human eye) What do chemoreceptors do? *ANS* Detect chemical signals (e.g. olfactory cells for smell, taste ...