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The scientific study of the processes influencing the distribution and abundance of organisms, the inteeactions between them, and the tramsformation of energy and matter |
Ecology |
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Levels of organization |
Organism Population Community Ecosystem Biomes Biosphere |
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Large, relatively distinct terrestrial region characterized by a similar climate, soil, plants and animals regardless of where it occurs on earth |
Biomes |
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Interrelation among and between all the earth's living organisms and the atmosphere, lithosphere and hydrosphere that they occupy |
Ecosphere |
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An environmental factor that restricts the growth, distribution, or abundance of a particular population |
Limiting factor |
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Decreased response to a specific factor in the environment over time |
Tolerance |
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The totality of organism's adaptation and the lifestyle to which it is fitted in its community |
Niche |
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Shows the path of energy from one living to another |
Food chain |
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Absolute source of energy for living beings on earth |
Sun |
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Produce their own organic material form inorganic constituents in the environment using an external energy source |
Autotrophs |
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Consume organic material to obtain energy and nutrients |
Heterotrophs |
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One of the basic units of biological classification and a taxomomic rank |
Species |
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Group of individuals of the same species that live in a specific geographical area |
Population |
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All living beings distributed in a specific geogfaphical area. Incudes organisms of different species |
Community |
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Aggregate of all organisms in a community and all nonliving which interact with them |
Ecosystem |
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Portion of the earth which is colonized by living things, sum of all existing ecosystems on earth |
Biosphere |
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Close, long term interaction between two different species |
Symbiosis |
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Need for surbival |
Obligate symbiosis |
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Symbiosis by choice |
Facultatibe symbiosis |
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Both organisms benefit |
Mutualism |
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One organism benefits, the other one is harmed |
Parasitism |
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One organism benefits, the other unharmed or does not benefit. |
Commensalism |
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One is inhibited or destroyed, other is unaffected |
Amensalism |
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When two or more rely organisms rely on the same environmental source |
Competition |
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Behavior of one animal feeding on another |
Predation |
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How ecosystems are organized in a state of stability where different species coexist with each other and with their environment |
Ecological disturbance |
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The variability among living organism from all sources and he ecological complexes of which they are a part |
Biodiversity |
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The gradual process by which ecosystem change and develop over time |
Ecological succession |
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Any change that causes disruption in the balance of ecosystem |
Ecological disturbance |
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Pathways for the transport and transformation of matter with in four categorial areas that make up planet Earth |
Biogeochemical cycle |
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Continuous movement of water on, above and below the surface of the earth |
Water cycle |
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Type of vaporization of a liquid that occurs from the surface of a liquid into a gaseous phase |
Evaporation |
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Process by which moisture is carried through plants from roots to small pores on the underside of leaves, where it changes to vapor and is released to the atmosphere. |
Transpiration |
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Water falls back to earth's surface through |
Precipitation |
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Changing of water vapor to liquid vapor because of cool temperature, an effect of which called clouds |
Condensation |
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Process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil |
Infiltration |
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Flow of water that occurs when excess stormwater, meltwater or other sources flow over the earth's surface |
Runoff |
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Movement of carbon as it is recycled and reused throughout the biosphere |
Carbon cycle |
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Main characters in carbon cycle |
Plants Animals Decomposers |
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All life is based on this element |
Carbon |
