Environmental Science Flashcards
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| 5747788846 | Mineral | Solid non living substance formed by natural occurrences. |  | 0 |
| 5747788847 | Luster | How shiny the mineral looks. |  | 1 |
| 5747788848 | Streak | Color of the powder a mineral produces when it is dragged across a surface. |  | 2 |
| 5747788849 | Hardness | A way of describing how easy or difficult it is to scratch the mineral. | 3 | |
| 5747788850 | Cleavage | when a mineral breaks with smooth surfaces |  | 4 |
| 5747788851 | Crystal | When atoms of minerals are organized into shapes and patterns |  | 5 |
| 5747788852 | Density | The amount of atoms in a volume of a mineral. |  | 6 |
| 5747788853 | Symbiosis | A relationship in which two different organisms live in close association with each other | 7 | |
| 5747788854 | Mutualism | Bees receive nectar from flowers and in return Bees help pollinate flower, which always flowers to make more and new flowers. What type of symbiotic relationship do they have? |  | 8 |
| 5747788855 | Commensalism | A relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected | 9 | |
| 5747788856 | Parasitism | Mosquitoes suck the blood of humans and other mammals. In turn mammals often get annoyed, itchy, and sometimes sick from mosquito bites. What type of relationship do mosquitoes and mammals have? |  | 10 |
| 5747788857 | Carnivore | A lion only eats meat it is a |  | 11 |
| 5747788858 | Herbivore | Cattle only eat grass it is a |  | 12 |
| 5747788859 | Omnivore | Raccoons will eat anything they are |  | 13 |
| 5747788860 | Ecosystem | All the living and non living things in an area | 14 | |
| 5747788861 | Community | A group of different species that live together in one area |  | 15 |
| 5747788862 | Population | A group of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area |  | 16 |
| 5747788863 | Metamorphic Rock | A type of rock that forms from an rock that is formed by heat and pressure |  | 17 |
| 5747788864 | Igneous Rock | A type of rock that is formed by melted rock cooling |  | 18 |
| 5747788865 | Sedimentary Rock | a rock that forms from compressed layers of sediment |  | 19 |
| 5747788866 | Biotic Factors | All the living organisms that inhabit an environment | 20 | |
| 5747788867 | Abiotic Factors | Nonliving parts of environment. | 21 | |
| 5780885599 | Niche | An organism's role in an ecosystem, or how it makes its living. | 22 | |
| 5780885600 | Habitat | Place where an organism lives | 23 | |
| 5780894943 | diamond | What is hardest mineral? | 24 |