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23 Cards in this Set
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consists of all the organisms that inhabit a particular area |
community |
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a group of individuals of the same species living in a particular geographic area |
population |
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includes all the abiotic factors in addition to the community of species in a certain area |
ecosystem |
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order of biosphere |
biome, ecosystem, community, population, species, individual |
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a nonliving component of an ecosystem, such as air, water, light, minerals, or temperature |
abiotic factors |
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a living component of a biological community, any organism that is a part of an individuals environment |
biotic factors |
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shape of curve |
# & age type I, II, & III |
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a species in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range |
endanger species |
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competition between individuals of the same species |
INTRAspecific competition |
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competition between populations of two or more species |
INTERspecific competition |
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the sum of a species' use of the biotic and abiotic resources in its environment |
ecological niche |
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thorns, spines, chemical toxins |
a plants defense against herbivory |
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disturbances such as fire & flood that causes biological community change |
ecological succession |
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biological community begins without soil |
primary succession |
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biological community begins with soil |
secondary succession |
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chemical circuits occurring in an ecosystem, carbon cycle, nitrogen cycle, phosphorus cycle |
biochemical cycle |
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characterized by vegetation type |
Terrestrial biome |
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characterized by physical environment |
Aquatic Biome |
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air gases percentages |
78%- Nitrogen 21%- Oxygen <1%- argon .0038%- carbon dioxide |
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the # of individuals of a species per unit area or volume of the habitat |
population density |
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non-native species that causes environmental or economic damage |
invasive species |
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the accumulation of chemicals in living tissues of consumers in food chains |
biological magnification |
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10% of energy level available to next level |
production pyramid |
