AP Environmental Science Biomes Flashcards
| 8989721917 | Temperate Deciduous Forest | -Cool Winters, Warm Summers (Seasonal Variation) -Precipitation is relatively evenly spread throughout the year -Deciduous Trees (Oak, Beech) -Europe, China, Eastern North America -Northern Hemisphere -Good Soils | ![]() | 0 |
| 8989721918 | Temperate Grassland | -Cool Winters, Warm Summers (seasonal variation is more extreme than temperate deciduous forests) -Limited amount of precipitation -Frequent fires (no trees) -Also called prairie or steppe -Northern Hemisphere -North America, Middle East, Europe, Asia -Very fertile soils (used for agriculture) | ![]() | 1 |
| 8989721919 | Temperate Rainforest | -Cool Winters, Warm Summers (Seasonal Variation) -Large amount of precipitation (Less rain in winters) -Coniferous Trees -Provide lumber and paper -Northern Hemisphere -East coast of North America and Canada -Fertile soils that are susceptible to land slides and erosion if forests are cleared | ![]() | 2 |
| 8989721920 | Tropical Rainforest | -Warm all year round -Very high amount of precipitation (300-500 mm per month) -Southern Hemisphere -Central America, Africa, South America, Southeast Asia -Great Biodiversity -Poor, thin soils | ![]() | 3 |
| 8989721921 | Tropical Dry Forest/Tropical Deciduous Forest | -Warm all year round -Extreme wet and dry seasons -Wet summer (October to April) and dry winter (May, June, July, August, September) -Southern Hemisphere -India, Africa, South America, northern Australia -Erosion-prone soils | ![]() | 4 |
| 8989721922 | Savanna (Tropical Grasslands) | -Slight seasonal variation (warmer in summer) -Extreme wet and dry seasons -Wet Summer (not as wet as tropical dry forest) -Southern Hemisphere -Isolated Trees -Africa, South America, India, Australia -Zebras, Giraffes, Gazelles | ![]() | 5 |
| 8989721923 | Desert | -Driest Biome -Barely an rainfall -Slight seasonal variation -Saline soils -Little Vegetation -Temperatures drop at night -Northern Hemisphere -Africa, Mexico, Middle East, Asia | ![]() | 6 |
| 8989721924 | Tundra | -Coldest Biome -Warmer in summers, but still cold (5 degrees celsius) -Freezing in winters (-20 degrees celsius) -Northern Hemisphere -Dry -Slightly wet summers -Soil is permanently frozen (permafrost) -Also occurs as alpine tundra at the tops of mountains -Northern Europe, Northern Canada, Northern Asia, Greenland | ![]() | 7 |
| 8989721925 | Boreal Forest/Taiga/Coniferous Forest | -Largest Biome -Northern Hemisphere -Coniferous Trees (Pinecones) -Cold. Cooler in summers (never above 20 degrees Celsius) -Moderate Precipitation -More wet in summer than winter -Poor soils -Moose, Wolves, Lynx, Bears -Northern Europe, Canada, Northern Asia | ![]() | 8 |
| 8989721926 | Chaparral | -Densely thicketed -Highly seasonal -Cool, wet winters and warm, dry summers -Induced by oceanic influences -Northern Hemisphere -California, Chile, Australia -Frequent fires | ![]() | 9 |
AP Biology: Organic Molecules Flashcards
This vocabulary set includes classes of organic molecules as well as examples of each
| 5958295722 | Macromolecules | Molecules composed of thousands of atoms: the four main classes being carbohydrates, lipids, prteins, and nucleic acids | 0 | |
| 5958295723 | Polymer | Chainlike molecules, consisting of many similar or identical building blocks linked by covalent bonds. | 1 | |
| 5958295724 | Monomer | The building blocks of polymers polymers: connected by covalent bonds. | 2 | |
| 5958295725 | Dehydration Synthesis | Removing water to create a bond. | ![]() | 3 |
| 5958295726 | Hydrolysis | Adding water to break a bond | ![]() | 4 |
| 5958295727 | Carbohydrates | A macromolecule made up of C, H and O, with a 2:1 ratio between the hydrogen and oxygen. | 5 | |
| 5958295728 | Monosaccharides | Simple sugars with 1 ring: Provides immediate energy, classified by the amount of carbons | ![]() | 6 |
| 5958295729 | Disaccharides | Double sugars with 2 rings | ![]() | 7 |
| 5958295730 | Polysaccharides | Polymers, with many rings, joined by glucosidic linkages. Acts as an energy storage macromolecule, building materials for cells or whole organisms | 8 | |
| 5958295731 | Maltose | A disaccharide formed by joining the two glucose molecules: found in malt sugar | ![]() | 9 |
| 5958295732 | Sucrose | A disaccharide formed by joining glucose and fructose, major form of sugars in plants: found in table sugar | ![]() | 10 |
| 5958295733 | Lactose | A disaccharide formed by joining glucose and galactose. People who lack the enzyme to digest this sugar are "intolerant" | ![]() | 11 |
| 5958295734 | Glycosidic Linkages | "oxygen bridge" that bonds two monosaccharides | ![]() | 12 |
| 5958295735 | Starch | storage polymer of glucose in PLANTS, uses alpha linkages | ![]() | 13 |
| 5958295736 | Cellulose | Made up cell walls of plants, using beta linkages | ![]() | 14 |
| 5958295737 | Glycogen | Branched polysaccharide of glucose, used for storage in animals | ![]() | 15 |
| 5958295738 | Chitin | Makes up the exoskeleton of pill bugs; extremely strong, contains nitrogen-containing appendage on each glucose. Structural support for the cell walls of many fungi. | 16 | |
| 5958295739 | Lipids | nonpolar class of molecules. Have C, H and O, but not in a 2:1 ratio. | 17 | |
| 5958295740 | Triacylglycerols | (Fats): Store large amounts of energy, made up of 1 glycerol + 3 fatty acids -> 1 fat + 3 water molecules. Functions as energy storage, to cushion vital organs, and insulation. | 18 | |
| 5958295741 | Glycerol | 3-C alcohol that is building block of triglycerides | ![]() | 19 |
| 5958295742 | Fatty Acid | Carboxyl group attached to long hydrocarbon chain. | ![]() | 20 |
| 5958295743 | Ester Linkage | Joins 3 fatty acids to a glycerol, creating a triacylglycerol | ![]() | 21 |
| 5958295744 | Saturated fatty acids | Fatty acids with single bonds, hydrogen at every possible position, a straight shape, from an animal source. Solid at room temperature. | ![]() | 22 |
| 5958295745 | Unsaturated fatty acids | Fatty acids with double and single bonds, without hydrogens at every possible position, a kinked/bent shape, from a plant source. Liquid at room temperature. | ![]() | 23 |
| 5958295746 | Phospholipid | 2 fatty acids attached to a glycerol, with a phosphate group in the 3rd position. Have both hydrophobic and hydrophilic bonds | ![]() | 24 |
| 5958295747 | Steroid | A type of lipid: A carbon skeleton with 4 fused carbon rings, which are closely interlocked. ex., cholesterol | ![]() | 25 |
| 5958295748 | Proteins | Polymer of one or more chains of amino acids with diverse | 26 | |
| 5958295749 | Antibodies | Bind to particular foreign substances that fit their binding sites | ![]() | 27 |
| 5958295750 | Neurotransmitters | Pass signals from one cell to another by binding to receptror sites on proteins in the membrane of the recieving cell | 28 | |
| 5958295751 | Enzymes | Recognize and bind to specific substrates, facilitating a chemical reaction | 29 | |
| 5958295752 | Primary Structure | The unique sequence of amino acids, determined by DNA. Changing this affects a protein's conformation and ability to function. | ![]() | 30 |
| 5958295753 | Secondary Structure | Results from hydrogen bonds at regular intervals doing the polypeptide backbone, typically developed as an alpha helix or a beta pleated sheet. | ![]() | 31 |
| 5958295754 | Tertiary Structure | The protein has folded up upon itself, held together by hydrogen bonds, ionic bonds, Van der Waals reactions, or disulfide bridges | ![]() | 32 |
| 5958295755 | Quarternary structure | Union of 2+ polypeptide subunits | ![]() | 33 |
| 5958295756 | Enzymes | Speeds up the rate of reactions, but are not consumed by the reaction. Lowers the activation energy of a reaction, and makes it easier to perform these reactions. | 34 | |
| 5958295757 | Substrate | A reactant that binds to an enzyme | 35 | |
| 5958295758 | Active Site | A pocket/groove on the surface of a protein on the surface of the protein into which the substrate fits. The substrate is held to this area through weak interactions, such as hydrogen bonds or Van der Waals. | 36 | |
| 5958295759 | Lock and Key Hypothesis | Substrates fit into enzymes like a key fits into a lock | 37 | |
| 5958295760 | Induced Fit Hypothesis | As the substrate binds, the enzyme changes shape leading to a tighter induced fit, bringing chemical groups into position to catalyze the reaction. | 38 | |
| 5958295761 | Cofactors | Non-protein factors, helping the enzyme fit substrates. ex: zinc, iron, copper | 39 | |
| 5958295762 | Competitive Inhibitors | Blocks the active site from having a substrate meet. Acts as a feedback mechanism | 40 | |
| 5958295763 | Noncompetitive inhibitors | Blocks the substrates at a place away from the active site. | 41 | |
| 5958295764 | Allosteric Enzymes | Enzymes that can change their shape: one shape is active (reaction occurs) and one is inactive (reaction doesn't occur) | 42 | |
| 5958295765 | Nucleic Acids | An organic compound made up of a pentose sugar, phosphate, and nitrogen base. The three types are DNA, RNA and ATP | 43 | |
| 5958295766 | Ribonucleic acid (RNA) | Many types of instructional nucleic acid, which is directed by DNA and contributes to protein production | 44 | |
| 5958295767 | Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) | Provides the genetic coding for organisms and directs RNA synthesis: synthesized through dehydration synthesis, connecting the sugar of one nucleotide to another with a strong phosphodiester. | 45 | |
| 5958295768 | Nucleotide | The building blocks of nucleic acids | 46 | |
| 5958295769 | Pentose sugar | Deoxyribose and ribose; a building block of nucleic acids | 47 | |
| 5958295770 | Phosphate | Makes DNA and RNA charged; a building block of nucleic acids | 48 | |
| 5958295771 | Nitrogen base | Adenosine, Thymine, Guanine, Cytosine, Uracil (RNA); building blocks of DNA. A+T are always together, and G+C are always together based on their properties. U is only found in RNA. | 49 | |
| 5958295772 | Purines | Adenosine, Guanine; have a double ring, where 1 6-membered ring joined to 1 5-membered ring | 50 | |
| 5958295773 | Pyrimidines | Thymine, Cytosine, Uracil; 1 6-membered ring | 51 | |
| 5958295774 | Phosphodiester Link | The bond between a sugar and a phosphate. | 52 | |
| 5958295775 | glucose | A sugar that is the major source of energy for the body's cells, monosaccharide example | 53 | |
| 5958295776 | fructose | Sugar that is naturally found in fruit and honey. It's also added to sweeten drinks, monosaccharide example | 54 | |
| 5958295777 | ribose | A five-carbon sugar present in RNA | ![]() | 55 |
| 5958295778 | deoxyribose | A five-carbon sugar that is a component of DNA nucleotides | ![]() | 56 |
| 5958295779 | functional group | A specific configuration of atoms commonly attached to the carbon skeletons of organic molecules and involved in chemical reactions. | 57 | |
| 5958295780 | hydroxyl group | A functional group consisting of a hydrogen atom joined to an oxygen atom by a polar covalent bond. Molecules possessing this group are soluble in water and are called alcohols. | ![]() | 58 |
| 5958295781 | carbonyl | C=O carbon double bonded to an oxygen | ![]() | 59 |
| 5958295782 | carboxyl | A functional group present in organic acids and consisting of a single carbon atom double-bonded to an oxygen atom and also bonded to a hydroxyl group. | ![]() | 60 |
| 5958295783 | amino | functional group containing Nitrogen and two hydrogens | ![]() | 61 |
| 5958295784 | phosphate group | A functional group consisting of a phosphorus atom covalently bonded to four oxygen atoms | ![]() | 62 |
| 5958295785 | sulfhydryl | A functional group consisting of a sulfur atom bonded to a hydrogen atom (—SH). | ![]() | 63 |
Vocabulaire 9 (Pre-AP) Flashcards
| 9202596566 | Ma maison a ... | My house has ... | 0 | |
| 9202596567 | Il y a ... | There is/are ... | 1 | |
| 9202596568 | Il n'y a pas ... | There is not/There are not ... | 2 | |
| 9202596569 | une fenêtre | a window | ![]() | 3 |
| 9202596570 | un jardin | a garden, yard | ![]() | 4 |
| 9202596571 | une porte | a door | ![]() | 5 |
| 9202596572 | un arbre | a tree | ![]() | 6 |
| 9202596573 | un garage | a garage | ![]() | 7 |
| 9202596574 | une cheminée | a chimney | ![]() | 8 |
| 9202596575 | un escalier | a staircase | ![]() | 9 |
| 9202596576 | étage | floor, storey | 10 | |
| 9202596577 | pièce | room | 11 | |
| 9202596578 | la cuisine | the kitchen | ![]() | 12 |
| 9202596579 | la salle de bain | the bathroom | ![]() | 13 |
| 9202596580 | la salle à manger | the dining room | ![]() | 14 |
| 9202596581 | le salon | the living room | ![]() | 15 |
| 9202596582 | la chambre | the bedroom | ![]() | 16 |
| 9202596583 | Dans ma chambre, il y a ... | In my room, there is/are ... | 17 | |
| 9202596584 | une télévision | a television | ![]() | 18 |
| 9202596585 | un lit | a bed | ![]() | 19 |
| 9202596586 | une table de nuit | a nightstand | ![]() | 20 |
| 9202596587 | une bibliothèque | a bookcase | ![]() | 21 |
| 9202596588 | un bureau | a desk | ![]() | 22 |
| 9202596589 | une chaise | a chair | ![]() | 23 |
| 9202596590 | un placard | a closet | ![]() | 24 |
| 9202596591 | un réveil | an alarm clock | ![]() | 25 |
| 9211892787 | une commode | a chest of drawers | ![]() | 26 |
| 9202596592 | un canapé | a couch | ![]() | 27 |
| 9202596593 | une table | a table | ![]() | 28 |
| 9202596594 | une console de jeu vidéo | a game console | ![]() | 29 |
| 9202596595 | Ma maison est ... | My house is ... | 30 | |
| 9202596596 | devant | in front | ![]() | 31 |
| 9202596597 | derrière | behind | ![]() | 32 |
| 9202596598 | ici | here | ![]() | 33 |
| 9202596599 | là-bas | over there | ![]() | 34 |
| 9202596600 | à gauche | to the left | ![]() | 35 |
| 9202596601 | à droite | to the right | ![]() | 36 |
| 9202596602 | dans | in | ![]() | 37 |
| 9202596603 | à côté | next to | ![]() | 38 |
| 9202596604 | chez | at the house of | ![]() | 39 |
| 9202596605 | sur | on | ![]() | 40 |
| 9202596606 | sous | under | ![]() | 41 |
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AP Biology Evolution Flashcards
| 6458821897 | homologous structures | structures in different species that are similar because of common ancestry | ![]() | 0 |
| 6458821898 | vestigial structures | remnants of features that served important functions in the the organism's ancestors | ![]() | 1 |
| 6458821899 | convergent evolution | the independent evolution of similar features in different lineages | ![]() | 2 |
| 6458821900 | Hardy-Weinberg | the frequencies of alleles and genotypes in a population will remain constant from generation to generation, provided that only Mendelian segregation and recombination of alleles are at work | ![]() | 3 |
| 6458821901 | gene pool | the aggregate of all of the alleles for all of the loci in individuals in a population | ![]() | 4 |
| 6458821902 | population | a group of individuals of the same species that live in the same area and interbreed, producing fertile offspring | ![]() | 5 |
| 6458821903 | natural selection | a process in which organisms with certain inherited characteristics are more likely to survive and reproduce than are organisms with other characteristics | ![]() | 6 |
| 6458821904 | genetic drift | changes in the gene pool due to random events | 7 | |
| 6458821905 | founder effect | when a individuals become isolated from a larger population, this smaller group may establish a new population whose gene pool differs from the source population | ![]() | 8 |
| 6458821906 | bottleneck effect | when there is a severe drop in population size, certain alleles may be overrepresented among the survivors, others may be underrepresented, and some may be absent altogether | ![]() | 9 |
| 6458821907 | gene flow | the transfer of alleles into or out of a population due to the movement of fertile individuals or their gametes | 10 | |
| 6458821908 | directional selection | when conditions favor individuals exhibiting one extreme of a phenotypic range, thereby shifting the frequency curve for the phenotypic character in one direction or the other | ![]() | 11 |
| 6458821909 | disruptive selection | when conditions favor individuals at both extremes of a phenotypic range over individuals with intermediate phenotypes | ![]() | 12 |
| 6458821910 | stabilizing selection | acts against both extreme phenotypes and favors intermediate variants | ![]() | 13 |
| 6458821911 | sexual selection | a form of natural selection in which individuals with certain inherited characteristics are more likely than other individuals to obtain mates | ![]() | 14 |
| 6458821912 | sexual dimorphism | marked differences between the two sexes in secondary sexual characteristics, which are not directly associated with reproduction or survival (differences in size, color, ornamentation, and behavior) | ![]() | 15 |
| 6458821913 | diploidy | the state of being diploid, that is having two sets of chromosomes | 16 | |
| 6458821914 | heterozygote advantage | when individuals who are heterozygous at a particular locus have greater fitness than do both kind of homozygous | 17 | |
| 6458821915 | frequency-dependent selection | fitness of a phenotype declines if it becomes too common in the population | 18 | |
| 6458821916 | speciation | the process by which one species splits into two or more species | ![]() | 19 |
| 6458821917 | microevolution | changes over time in allele frequencies in a population | 20 | |
| 6458821918 | macroevolution | the broad pattern of evolution over long time spans | 21 | |
| 6458821919 | species | a group of populations whose members have the potential to interbreed in nature and produce viable, fertile offspring- but do not produce viable, fertile offspring with members of other such groups | 22 | |
| 6458821920 | reproductive isolation | the existance of biological barriers that impede members of two species from producing viable offspring | 23 | |
| 6458821921 | hybrids | offspring that result from interspecific mating | ![]() | 24 |
| 6458821922 | prezygotic barriers | impede mating or hinder fertilization if mating occurs (five types: habitat, temporal, behavioral, mechanical, gametic) | ![]() | 25 |
| 6458821923 | post zygotic barriers | prevents hybrid zygote from developing into a viable fertile adult through reducing hybrid viability, reducing hybrid fertility, or hybrid breakdown | 26 | |
| 6458821924 | allopatric speciation | gene flow is interrupted when a population is divided into geographically isolated subpopulations | ![]() | 27 |
| 6458821925 | sympatric speciation | speciation occurs in populations that live in the same geographic area (usually occurs due to polyploidy, habitat differentiation, and sexual selection) | ![]() | 28 |
| 6458821929 | punctuated equilibrium | the theory that in the evolution there are long periods of little morphological change punctuated by relatively short periods of significant change | ![]() | 29 |
| 6458821930 | ribozyme | RNA that can also carry out a number of enzyme-like catalytic functions | 30 | |
| 6458821931 | protobionts | collections of abiotically produced molecules surrounded by a membrane-like structure with simple chemical reactions (precursor of prokaryotic cells) | 31 | |
| 6458821932 | endosymbiosis | mitochondria and chloroplasts were formally small prokaryotes that began living within larger cells | ![]() | 32 |
| 6458821933 | adaptive radiation | Period of evolutionary change in which groups of organisms form many new species whose adaptations allow them to fill vacant ecological roles in their communities | ![]() | 33 |
| 6458821934 | homeotic genes | master regulatory genes that determine such basic features as where a pair of wings and a pair of legs will develop on a bird or how a plant's flower parts are arranged | 34 | |
| 6458821935 | phylogeny | the evolutionary history of a species or group of species | ![]() | 35 |
| 6458821936 | systematics | study and classification of biodiversity and determining their evolutionary relationships | 36 | |
| 6458821937 | phylogenetic tree | evolutionary history of a group of organisms represented in a branching diagram | ![]() | 37 |
| 6458821938 | analogy | similarity due to convergent evolution | ![]() | 38 |
| 6458821939 | homology | similarity due to shared ancestry | ![]() | 39 |
| 6458821940 | clade | a group of species which includes an ancestral species and all of its descendants | 40 | |
| 6458821941 | outgroup | a species or group of species from an evolutionary lineage that is known to have diverged before the lineage that includes the species we are studying | 41 | |
| 6458821944 | horizontal gene transfer | a process in which genes are transferred from one genome to another through mechanisms such as exchange of transposable elements and plasmids, viral infection and perhaps fusion of organisms | ![]() | 42 |
| 6458821945 | Darwin's Theory (five parts) | 1. Variation 2. Overproduction 3. Competition 4. Survival of the fittest 5. Overtime, emergence of new species (new alleles) | 43 |
AP Biology: Ecology Flashcards
| 6449507008 | ecology | study of the distribution and abundance of organisms and their interactions with other organisms and with their physical environment | 0 | |
| 6449507009 | population | group of individuals of the same species living in the same area | ![]() | 1 |
| 6449507010 | community | group of populations of different species living in the same area | ![]() | 2 |
| 6449507011 | ecosystem | interrelationships between organisms in a community and their physical environment | ![]() | 3 |
| 6449507012 | biosphere | composed of all the regions of the earth that contain living things (hydrosphere, geosphere, and atmosphere) | ![]() | 4 |
| 6449507013 | habitat | type of place where an organism usually lives | ![]() | 5 |
| 6449507014 | niche | role of an organism in its environment | 6 | |
| 6449507015 | biotic | living | ![]() | 7 |
| 6449507016 | abiotic | nonliving | ![]() | 8 |
| 6449507017 | climate | long-term / average weather conditions in a given area; major components include temperature, precipitation, sunlight, and wind | ![]() | 9 |
| 6449507037 | population size | total number of individuals in the population | 10 | |
| 6449507038 | population density | total number of individuals per area or volume occupied | 11 | |
| 6449507039 | population dispersion | pattern of organism grouping: clumped, random, uniform | 12 | |
| 6449507040 | clumped dispersion | most common pattern of distribution, like humans in cities or schools of fish | ![]() | 13 |
| 6449507041 | uniform dispersion | distribution pattern like trees in an human-made orchard, or bird nests | ![]() | 14 |
| 6449507042 | random dispersion | distribution pattern like trees in a forest or weeds in a field | ![]() | 15 |
| 6449507043 | age structure diagram | describes the abundance of individuals of each age | ![]() | 16 |
| 6449507044 | survivorship curves | describe how mortality of individuals in a species varies during their lifetimes | ![]() | 17 |
| 6449507045 | type I survivorship curve | describe a species in which most individuals survive to middle age; after that age, mortality is high.example: humans | ![]() | 18 |
| 6449507046 | type II survivorship curve | describe organisms in which the length of survivorship is random, that is, the likelihood of death is the same at any ageexample: rodents, invertebrates | ![]() | 19 |
| 6449507047 | type III survivorship curve | describe species in which most individuals die young, with only a relative few surviving to reproductive age and beyondexample: oysters, species with free-swimming larvae | ![]() | 20 |
| 6449507048 | biotic potential | maximum growth rate of a population under ideal conditions with unlimited resources and without any growth restrictions | 21 | |
| 6449507050 | carrying capacity | maximum number of individuals of a population that can be sustained by a particular habitat | ![]() | 22 |
| 6449507051 | limiting factors | factors that prevent a population from attaining its biotic potential | 23 | |
| 6449507053 | density-dependent limiting factors | limiting effect becomes more intense as the population density increases examples: parasites and disease, competition, toxic effect of waste products, predation, stress | ![]() | 24 |
| 6449507054 | density-independent limiting factors | occur independently of the density of a population examples: natural disasters and climate extremes | ![]() | 25 |
| 6449507057 | exponential growth | occurs when reproductive rate is greater than zero; forms a J-shaped curve on a graph | ![]() | 26 |
| 6449507058 | logistic growth | occurs when limiting factors restrict the size of a population to the carrying capacity of the habitat; forms an S-shaped curve on a graph | ![]() | 27 |
| 6449507060 | reproductive success | measure of fitness - how well an organism survives and reproduces | ![]() | 28 |
| 6449507063 | interspecific competition | competition between two different species | ![]() | 29 |
| 6449507065 | resource partitioning | some species coexist in spite of apparent competition for the same resources. they actually occupy slightly different niches. | ![]() | 30 |
| 6449507073 | herbivore | animal that eats plants | ![]() | 31 |
| 6449507074 | symbiosis | two species that live together in close contact during a portion or all of their lives | ![]() | 32 |
| 6449507076 | mutualism | a relationship in which both species benefit | ![]() | 33 |
| 6449507077 | commensalism | a relationship in which one species benefits while the second is neither helped nor harmed | ![]() | 34 |
| 6449507078 | parasitism | a relationship in which one benefits while the another is harmed | ![]() | 35 |
| 6449507083 | mimicry | two or more species resemble one another in appearance or behavior | ![]() | 36 |
| 6449507086 | ecological succession | change in the composition of species over time; one community is gradually and predictably replaced by another community | ![]() | 37 |
| 6449507087 | climax community | final successional stage of constant species composition; persists relatively unchanged until destroyed by a catastrophic event, like fire | ![]() | 38 |
| 6449507089 | pioneer species | species that are the first to colonize a newly exposed habitat; work to break down rock into smaller rock, then into sand, and finally into soil as succession progresses | ![]() | 39 |
| 6449507090 | primary succession | occurs where no soil was previously present; begins on rock. pioneer species and other plants break down rock into pebbles, then sand, then soil. as organisms die and decompose, it nourishes the soil allowing for more and larger organisms to grow or live in that area | 40 | |
| 6449507091 | secondary succession | occurs as primary succession, except soil is already present | 41 | |
| 6449507093 | food web | expanded, more complete version of a food chain that shows all major plants in the ecosystem, various animals that eat them, and the animals that eat the animals | ![]() | 42 |
| 6449507094 | autotrophs | perform photosynthesis | ![]() | 43 |
| 6449507095 | heterotrophs | consumer other organisms for organic material and/or a source of energy | ![]() | 44 |
| 6449507096 | ecological pyramids | show relationships between trophic levels | ![]() | 45 |
| 6449507103 | detritivores / decomposers | heterotrophs that obtain their energy by consuming dead plants and animals | ![]() | 46 |
| 6449507104 | 10 % rule | 90% of the energy in a trophic pyramid is used, stored, or lost | 47 | |
| 6449507105 | primary productivity | amount of organic matter produced through photosynthetic activity per unit of time | 48 | |
| 6449507107 | keystone species | one that has a strong influence on the health of a community or ecosystem; removal of this species results in dramatic changes in the makeup of species that comprise other trophic levels | ![]() | 49 |
| 6449507108 | invasive species | introduced species that has no competition or natural predators; disrupts a community | ![]() | 50 |
| 6449507111 | biodiversity | function of the number of species, niches, and trophic levels in the ecosystem and the complexity of its food web | 51 | |
| 6449507128 | global climate change | Burning of fossil fuels releases greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. These greenhouse gases trap infrared radiation, raising the temperature of the earth's atmosphere and resulting in large scale climate change. | ![]() | 52 |
BC Calculus AP Review Flashcards
| 9584854110 | Double Angle Formula for cos²(θ) | ![]() | 0 | |
| 9584854111 | Double Angle Formula for sin²(θ) | ![]() | 1 | |
| 9584854112 | sin(0)= | ![]() | 2 | |
| 9584854113 | sin(π/4) | ![]() | 3 | |
| 9584854114 | sin⁻¹(-1) | ![]() | 4 | |
| 9584854115 | tan⁻¹(-1) | ![]() | 5 | |
| 9584854116 | 1+cot²(θ) | ![]() | 6 | |
| 9584854117 | 1+tan²(θ) | ![]() | 7 | |
| 9584854118 | sin(2θ) | ![]() | 8 | |
| 9584854119 | cos(2θ) | ![]() | 9 | |
| 9584854120 | log(AB) | ![]() | 10 | |
| 9584854121 | log(A / B) | ![]() | 11 | |
| 9584854122 | log(A) ^ x | ![]() | 12 | |
| 9584854123 | e^(ln(x)) | ![]() | 13 | |
| 9584854124 | ln(x) / ln(a) | ![]() | 14 | |
| 9584854125 | Simplify the expression into one log: 2 ln(x) + ln(x+1) - ln(x-1) | ![]() | 15 | |
| 9584854126 | For what value of x is there a hole, and for what value of x is there a vertical asymptote? f(x) = ((x - a)(x - b))/ ((x - a)(x - c)) | ![]() | 16 | |
| 9584854127 | Definition of the Derivative (Using the limit as h→0) | ![]() | 17 | |
| 9584854128 | lim x→₀ sin(x)/x | ![]() | 18 | |
| 9584854129 | lim x→∞ tan⁻¹(x) | ![]() | 19 | |
| 9584854130 | First derivative test for a local max of f at x = a | ![]() | 20 | |
| 9584854131 | First derivative test for a local min of f at x = a | ![]() | 21 | |
| 9584854132 | Second derivative test for a local max of f at x = a | ![]() | 22 | |
| 9584854133 | Second derivative test for a local min of f at x = a | ![]() | 23 | |
| 9584854134 | Test for max and mins of f on [a, b] | ![]() | 24 | |
| 9584854135 | Inflection Points | ![]() | 25 | |
| 9584854136 | ƒ'(x) < 0 | ![]() | 26 | |
| 9584854137 | ƒ''(x) < 0 or ƒ'(x) is decreasing | ![]() | 27 | |
| 9584854138 | ƒ'(x) > 0 | ![]() | 28 | |
| 9584854139 | ƒ''(x) > 0 or ƒ'(x) is increasing | ![]() | 29 | |
| 9584854140 | Intermediate Value Theorem (IVT) | ![]() | 30 | |
| 9584854141 | Mean Value Theorem (MVT) | ![]() | 31 | |
| 9584854142 | Rolle's Theorem | ![]() | 32 | |
| 9584854143 | Squeeze Theorem | ![]() | 33 | |
| 9584854144 | ƒ(x) is continuous at x = a if... | ![]() | 34 | |
| 9584854145 | Extreme Value Theorem | ![]() | 35 | |
| 9584854146 | Critical Points | ![]() | 36 | |
| 9584854147 | Three types of discontinuities. | ![]() | 37 | |
| 9584854148 | ƒ(x) is differentiable at x = a if... | ![]() | 38 | |
| 9584854149 | Three conditions where ƒ(x) is not differentiable | ![]() | 39 | |
| 9584854150 | Average rate of change of ƒ(x) over [a, b] | ![]() | 40 | |
| 9584854151 | Instantaneous rate of change of ƒ(a) | ![]() | 41 | |
| 9584854152 | d/dx ( tan⁻¹ ( x ) ) | ![]() | 42 | |
| 9584854153 | d/dx ( sin⁻¹ ( x ) ) | ![]() | 43 | |
| 9584854154 | d/dx ( e ^ x ) | ![]() | 44 | |
| 9584854155 | d/dx ( ln x ) | ![]() | 45 | |
| 9584854156 | d/dx ( a ^ x ) | ![]() | 46 | |
| 9584854157 | d/dx ( sin x ) | ![]() | 47 | |
| 9584854158 | d/dx ( cos x ) | ![]() | 48 | |
| 9584854159 | d/dx ( tan x ) | ![]() | 49 | |
| 9584854160 | d/dx ( sec x ) | ![]() | 50 | |
| 9584854161 | d/dx ( csc x ) | ![]() | 51 | |
| 9584854162 | d/dx ( cot x ) | ![]() | 52 | |
| 9584854163 | Product Rule | ![]() | 53 | |
| 9584854164 | Quotient Rule | ![]() | 54 | |
| 9584854165 | Chain Rule | ![]() | 55 | |
| 9584854166 | d/dx (ƒ(x)³) | ![]() | 56 | |
| 9584854167 | d/dx ( ln ƒ(x) ) | ![]() | 57 | |
| 9584854168 | d/dx (e ^ ƒ(x) ) | ![]() | 58 | |
| 9584854169 | Derivative of the Inverse of ƒ(x) | ![]() | 59 | |
| 9584854170 | Implicit Differentiation Find dy/dx: x²/9+y²/4=1 | ![]() | 60 | |
| 9584854171 | Equation of a line in point-slope form | ![]() | 61 | |
| 9584854172 | Equation of the tangent line to y = ƒ(x) at x = a | ![]() | 62 | |
| 9584854173 | A normal line to a curve is... | ![]() | 63 | |
| 9584854174 | Velocity of a point moving along a line with position at time t given by d(t) | ![]() | 64 | |
| 9584854175 | Speed of a point moving along a line | ![]() | 65 | |
| 9584854176 | Average velocity of s over [a, b] | ![]() | 66 | |
| 9584854177 | Average speed of s over [a, b] | ![]() | 67 | |
| 9584854178 | Average acceleration given v over [a, b] | ![]() | 68 | |
| 9584854179 | An object in motion is at rest when... | ![]() | 69 | |
| 9584854180 | An object in motion reverses direction when... | ![]() | 70 | |
| 9584854181 | Acceleration of a point moving along a line with position at time t given by d(t) | ![]() | 71 | |
| 9584854182 | How to tell if a point moving along the x-axis with velocity v(t) is speeding up or slowing down at some time t? | ![]() | 72 | |
| 9584854183 | Position at time t = b of a particle moving along a line given velocity v(t) and position s(t) at time t = a | ![]() | 73 | |
| 9584854184 | Displacement of a particle moving along a line with velocity v(t) for a ≤ t ≤ b. | ![]() | 74 | |
| 9584854313 | Total distance traveled by a particle moving along a line with velocity v(t) for a ≤ t ≤ b | ... | ![]() | 75 |
| 9584854185 | The total change in ƒ(x) over [a, b] in terms of the rate of change, ƒ'(x) | ![]() | 76 | |
| 9584854186 | Graph of y = 1/x | ![]() | 77 | |
| 9584854187 | Graph of y = e ^ (kx) | ![]() | 78 | |
| 9584854188 | Graph of y = ln x | ![]() | 79 | |
| 9584854189 | Graph of y = sin x | ![]() | 80 | |
| 9584854190 | Graph of y = cos x | ![]() | 81 | |
| 9584854191 | Graph of y = tan x | ![]() | 82 | |
| 9584854192 | Graph of y = tan⁻¹ x | ![]() | 83 | |
| 9584854193 | Graph of y = √(1 - x²) | ![]() | 84 | |
| 9584854194 | Graph of x²/a² + y²/b² = 1 | ![]() | 85 | |
| 9584854195 | L'Hopital's Rule | ![]() | 86 | |
| 9584854196 | To find the limits of indeterminate forms: ∞ × 0 | ![]() | 87 | |
| 9584854197 | To find the limits of indeterminate forms: 0 ^ 0, 1 ^ ∞, ∞ ^ 0 | ![]() | 88 | |
| 9584854198 | If ƒ(x) is increasing, then a left Riemann sum ... | ![]() | 89 | |
| 9584854199 | If ƒ(x) is decreasing, then a left Riemann sum ... | ![]() | 90 | |
| 9584854200 | If ƒ(x) is increasing, then a right Riemann sum ... | ![]() | 91 | |
| 9584854201 | If ƒ(x) is decreasing, then a right Riemann sum ... | ![]() | 92 | |
| 9584854202 | If ƒ(x) is concave up, then the trapezoidal approximation of the integral... | ![]() | 93 | |
| 9584854203 | If ƒ(x) is concave down, then the trapezoidal approximation of the integral... | ![]() | 94 | |
| 9584854204 | If ƒ(x) is concave up, then a midpoint Riemann sum... | ![]() | 95 | |
| 9584854205 | If ƒ(x) is concave down, then a midpoint Riemann sum... | ![]() | 96 | |
| 9584854206 | Area of a trapezoid | ![]() | 97 | |
| 9584854207 | If ƒ(x) is concave down then the linear approximation... | ![]() | 98 | |
| 9584854208 | If ƒ(x) is concave up then the linear approximation... | ![]() | 99 | |
| 9584854209 | The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus (Part I) | ![]() | 100 | |
| 9584854210 | The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus (Part II) | ![]() | 101 | |
| 9584854211 | ∫ x ^ n dx = | ![]() | 102 | |
| 9584854212 | ∫ e ^ x dx = | ![]() | 103 | |
| 9584854213 | ∫ 1/x dx = | ![]() | 104 | |
| 9584854214 | ∫ sin x dx = | ![]() | 105 | |
| 9584854215 | ∫ cos x dx = | ![]() | 106 | |
| 9584854216 | ∫ sec² x dx = | ![]() | 107 | |
| 9584854217 | ∫ a ^ x dx = | ![]() | 108 | |
| 9584854218 | ∫ tan x dx = | ![]() | 109 | |
| 9584854219 | ∫ 1 / (x² + 1) dx = | ![]() | 110 | |
| 9584854220 | ∫ 1 / √(1 - x² ) dx = | ![]() | 111 | |
| 9584854221 | The average value of f from x = a to x = b (Mean Value Theorem for Integrals) | ![]() | 112 | |
| 9584854222 | Integral equation for a horizontal shift of 1 unit to the right. | ![]() | 113 | |
| 9584854223 | Adding adjacent integrals | ![]() | 114 | |
| 9584854224 | Swapping the bounds of an integral | ![]() | 115 | |
| 9584854225 | Exponential Growth Solution of dy/dt = kP P(0) = P₀ | ![]() | 116 | |
| 9584854226 | lim n→∞ (1 + 1/n) ^ n | ![]() | 117 | |
| 9584854227 | Steps to solve a differential equation | ![]() | 118 | |
| 9584854228 | To find the area between 2 curves using vertical rectangles (dx) | ![]() | 119 | |
| 9584854229 | To find the area between 2 curves using horizontal rectangles (dy) | ![]() | 120 | |
| 9584854230 | Volume of a disc; rotated about a horizontal line | ![]() | 121 | |
| 9584854231 | Volume of a washer; rotated about a horizontal line | ![]() | 122 | |
| 9584854232 | Volume of a disc; rotated about a vertical line | ![]() | 123 | |
| 9584854233 | Volume of a washer; rotated about a vertical line | ![]() | 124 | |
| 9584854234 | Volume of solid if cross sections perpendicular to the x-axis are squares | ![]() | 125 | |
| 9584854235 | Volume of solid if cross sections perpendicular to the x-axis are isosceles right triangles | ![]() | 126 | |
| 9584854236 | Volume of solid if cross sections perpendicular to the x-axis are equilateral triangles | ![]() | 127 | |
| 9584854237 | Volume of solid if cross sections perpendicular to the x-axis are semicircles | ![]() | 128 | |
| 9584854238 | Volume of a prism | ![]() | 129 | |
| 9584854239 | Volume of a cylinder | ![]() | 130 | |
| 9584854240 | Volume of a pyramid | ![]() | 131 | |
| 9584854241 | Volume of a cone | ![]() | 132 | |
| 9584854242 | Volume of a sphere | ![]() | 133 | |
| 9584854243 | Surface Area of a cylinder | ![]() | 134 | |
| 9584854244 | Surface Area of a sphere | ![]() | 135 | |
| 9584854245 | Area of a Sector (in radians) | ![]() | 136 | |
| 9584854246 | Slope of a parametric curve x = x(t) and y = y(t) | ![]() | 137 | |
| 9584854247 | Horizontal Tangent of a parametric curve | ![]() | 138 | |
| 9584854248 | Vertical Tangent of a parametric curve | ![]() | 139 | |
| 9584854249 | Second Derivative of a parametric curve | ![]() | 140 | |
| 9584854250 | Velocity vector of a particle moving in the plane x = x(t) and y = y(t) | ![]() | 141 | |
| 9584854251 | Acceleration vector of a particle moving in the plane x = x(t) and y = y(t) | ![]() | 142 | |
| 9584854252 | Speed of a particle moving in the plane x = x(t) and y = y(t) | ![]() | 143 | |
| 9584854253 | Distance traveled (Arc Length) by a particle moving in the plane with a ≤ t ≤ b x = x(t) and y = y(t) | ![]() | 144 | |
| 9584854254 | Position at time t = b of a particle moving in the plane given x(a), y(a), x′(t), and y′(t). | ![]() | 145 | |
| 9584854255 | Magnitude of a vector in terms of the x and y components | ![]() | 146 | |
| 9584854256 | Graph of θ = c (c is a constant) | ![]() | 147 | |
| 9584854257 | Graph of r = θ | ![]() | 148 | |
| 9584854258 | Graphs of: r = c r = c sin(θ) r = c cos(θ) (c is a constant) | ![]() | 149 | |
| 9584854259 | Graphs of: r = sin(k θ) r = cos(k θ) (k is a constant) | ![]() | 150 | |
| 9584854260 | Graph of: r = 1 + cos(θ) | ![]() | 151 | |
| 9584854261 | Graph of: r = 1 + 2 cos(θ) | ![]() | 152 | |
| 9584854262 | Slope of polar graph r (θ) | ![]() | 153 | |
| 9584854263 | Area enclosed by r = f(θ), α ≤ θ ≤ β | ![]() | 154 | |
| 9584854264 | Double Angle Formula for cos²θ | ![]() | 155 | |
| 9584854265 | Double Angle Formula for sin²θ | ![]() | 156 | |
| 9584854266 | dx/dθ < 0 | ![]() | 157 | |
| 9584854267 | dx/dθ > 0 | ![]() | 158 | |
| 9584854268 | dy/dθ < 0 | ![]() | 159 | |
| 9584854269 | dy/dθ > 0 | ![]() | 160 | |
| 9584854270 | Convert from polar (r,θ) to rectangular (x,y) | ![]() | 161 | |
| 9584854271 | Convert from rectangular (x,y) to polar (r,θ) | ![]() | 162 | |
| 9584854272 | Horizontal Tangent of a Polar Graph | ![]() | 163 | |
| 9584854273 | Vertical Tangent of a Polar Graph | ![]() | 164 | |
| 9584854274 | Integration by Parts Formula | ![]() | 165 | |
| 9584854275 | ∫ lnx dx = ? | ![]() | 166 | |
| 9584854276 | Improper Integral: ∫ 1/x² dx bounds: [0,1] | ![]() | 167 | |
| 9584854277 | Improper Integral: ∫ f(x) dx bounds: [0,∞] | ![]() | 168 | |
| 9584854278 | Arc length of a function f(x) from x = a to x = b | ![]() | 169 | |
| 9584854279 | Arc length of a polar graph r 0 ≤ θ ≤ π | ![]() | 170 | |
| 9584854280 | Arc Length of a graph defined parametrically with a ≤ t ≤ b x = x(t) and y = y(t) | ![]() | 171 | |
| 9584854281 | Differential equation for exponential growth dP/dt = ? | ![]() | 172 | |
| 9584854282 | Solution of a differential equation for exponential growth | ![]() | 173 | |
| 9584854283 | Differential equation for decay dP/dt = ? | ![]() | 174 | |
| 9584854284 | Solution of a differential equation for decay | ![]() | 175 | |
| 9584854285 | Logistic differential equation dP/dt = ? | ![]() | 176 | |
| 9584854286 | Solution of a logistic differential equation | ![]() | 177 | |
| 9584854287 | Graph of a Logistic Function (include inflection pt.) | ![]() | 178 | |
| 9584854288 | Euler's Method for solving y' = F (x,y) with initial point (x₀ , y₀) | ![]() | 179 | |
| 9584854289 | Power Series for f(x) = 1 / (1 - x) (include IOC) | ![]() | 180 | |
| 9584854290 | Power Series for f(x) = tan⁻¹ x (include IOC) | ![]() | 181 | |
| 9584854291 | Power Series for f(x) = ln (1 + x) (include IOC) | ![]() | 182 | |
| 9584854292 | Taylor Series for f(x) about x = 0 (Maclaurin Series) | ![]() | 183 | |
| 9584854293 | Taylor Series for f(x) about x = c | ![]() | 184 | |
| 9584854294 | Maclaurin Series for f (x) = e∧x (include IOC) | ![]() | 185 | |
| 9584854295 | Maclaurin Series for f (x) = sin x (include IOC) | ![]() | 186 | |
| 9584854296 | Maclaurin Series for f (x) = cos x (include IOC) | ![]() | 187 | |
| 9584854297 | Error for the partial sum, Sn, of an infinite series S | ![]() | 188 | |
| 9584854298 | Error bound of an alternating series | ![]() | 189 | |
| 9584854299 | Lagrange error bound | ![]() | 190 | |
| 9584854300 | Geometric sequence (def. and conv. property) | ![]() | 191 | |
| 9584854301 | Harmonic Series (def. and conv. property) | ![]() | 192 | |
| 9584854302 | p-series (def. and conv. property) | ![]() | 193 | |
| 9584854303 | Divergence Test | ![]() | 194 | |
| 9584854304 | If lim n→∞ a(sub n) = 0, then ∑ a(sub n) for n from 1 to ∞ ... | ![]() | 195 | |
| 9584854305 | Integral Test | ![]() | 196 | |
| 9584854306 | Alternating Series Test | ![]() | 197 | |
| 9584854307 | Direct Comparison Test | ![]() | 198 | |
| 9584854308 | Limit Comparison Test | ![]() | 199 | |
| 9584854309 | Ratio Test | ![]() | 200 | |
| 9584854310 | n-th Root Test | ![]() | 201 | |
| 9584854311 | Interval of Convergence (IOC) | ![]() | 202 | |
| 9584854312 | Radius of Convergence | ![]() | 203 |
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