Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
35 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
Define ecosystem |
All the interacting parts of a biological community and it's environment |
|
|
Sustainable ecosystem |
An ecosystem that is capable of withstanding pressure and giving support to a variety of organisms |
|
|
What is the difference between biotic and abiotic |
|
|
|
Define symbiosis |
The interaction between members of two different species that live together in a close association |
|
|
Define predation |
When one organism consumes another organism for food |
|
|
Define competition |
When two or more organisms compete for the same resource such as food in the same location at the same time |
|
|
What is a lithosphere |
The hard part of the earth's surface |
|
|
Define Hydrosphere |
All the water found on earth |
|
|
Atmosphere |
The layer of gases above earth surface |
|
|
Define biosphere |
|
|
|
Define nutrients |
|
|
|
Describe water cycle |
|
|
|
Describe carbon cycle |
|
|
|
What's the difference between terrestrial ecosystem and aquatic ecosystems |
|
|
|
Describe nitrogen cycle |
|
|
|
Describe phosphorus cycle |
|
|
|
Define eutrophication |
|
|
|
Define photosynthesis |
|
|
|
Define chlorophyll |
It is a pigment that gives leaves their free color |
|
|
What is the formula for photosynthesis |
|
|
|
Trophic level |
|
|
|
Cycle for trophic level |
|
|
|
Food pyramid |
|
|
|
Define biomass |
|
|
|
Define trophic efficiency |
|
|
|
Define bioaccumulation |
|
|
|
Define cellular respiration |
|
|
|
Cellular respiration formula |
|
|
|
Define population |
|
|
|
Define exponential growth |
|
|
|
Define Limiting factor |
|
|
|
Define carrying capacity |
|
|
|
Define equilibrium |
|
|
|
Urban sprawl |
|
|
|
Ecological niche |
|
