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31 Cards in this Set
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Atmosphere |
The layer of gases surrounding Earth |
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Lithosphere |
Earths solid outer layer (rocks, mountians, earths crust) |
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Hydrosphere |
All of earths water in solid liquid and gas form |
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Biosphere |
The zone around earth where like can exist |
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Ecosystem |
All living organisms and their physical and chemical environment |
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Biotic factors |
Living thinks, their remains, and their features such as nests, associated with their activities |
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Abiotic factors |
The non-living physicals and chemical components of an ecosystem |
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Population |
More then one of the same organism |
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Sustainable ecosystem |
An ecosystem that is maintained through natural processes |
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Sustainability |
The ability to maintain an ecological balance |
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Radiant energy |
Energy that travels through empty space |
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Light energy |
visible forms of radiant energy |
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Thermal energy |
The form of energy transferred during heating and cooling |
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Photosynthesis |
The process in which the suns energy is converted into chemical energy |
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Producer |
An organism that makes its own energy-rich food compounds using the suns energy |
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Cellular respiration |
The process by which sugar and oxygen are converted into carbon dioxide and water, to provide energy for the cell |
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Consumer |
An organism that obtains its energy from consuming other organisms |
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Ecological niche |
The function a species serves in its ecosystem, including what it eats, what eats it, and how it behaves |
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Food chain |
A sequence of organisms, each reading on the next, showing how energy is t ransfered from one organism to another |
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Food web |
A representation of the feeding relationship within a community |
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Ecological pyramid |
A representation of energy, numbers, or biomass relationships in ecosystems |
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Biomass |
The mass of living organisms in a given area |
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Biogeochemical cycle |
The movement of matter through the biotic and abiotic environment |
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Water cycle |
The series of processes that cycle water through the environment |
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CARBON CYCLE |
The biogeochemical cycle in which carbon is cycled through the lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere |
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NITROGEN CYCLE |
The series of processes in which nitrogen compounds are moved through the biotic and abiotic environment |
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Limiting factors |
Any factor that restricts the size of a population |
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Tolerance range |
The abiotic conditions within which a species can survive |
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Biome |
A large geographic region defined by climate precipitation and climate (precipitation and temperature) with a specific set of biotic and abiotic features |
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Oligotrophic |
A body of water that is low in nutrients |
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Eutrophic |
A body of water that is rich in nutrients |
