Chapter 34 (Bioshpere)

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Ecology-

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The scientific study of the interactions among organsms and between organisms and their environments.

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biotic factor-

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The prokaryotes, protists, animals, fung, and plants in the environment.

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abiotic factor-

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The nonliving physical and chemical conditions.

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population-

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A group of individual organisms of the same species living in a particular area.

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Community-

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All of the oranisms inhabiting a particular area.

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ecosystem-

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Community of living things plus the nonliving features of the environment that support them.

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Biosphere-

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All parts of the planet that are inhabited by living things.

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Habitat

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Specific envirnonments in which organisms live.

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Tropics-

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The warmest temperature zone. (lies between 23.5 N latitude and 23.5 S latitude)

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Polar zones-

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The region north of the Arctic Circle (66.5 N) and the region south of the Antarctic Circle (65.5 S) receive the least amount of direct sunlight a year round (coldest).

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Temperature zones-

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The latitudes in between the tropics and polar zones in each hemishpere.

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Current-

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A river-like flow pattern within a body water.

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Microclimate-

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The climate in a specific area that varies from the surrounding climate region.

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Biomes-

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Major types of terrestrial ecosystems that cover large regions of the Earth.

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tropical rain forest-

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Type of forest near the equator that receives as much as 250 cm of rainfall yearly.