Ap Biology Packet- Ch. 50

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abiotic

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non-living, aka chemical and physical factors

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biotic

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living, aka organisms

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ecological time

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minutes, months, years

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evolutionary time

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decades, centuries, millennia

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organismal ecology

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deals with individual organisms in their environments

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population

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a group of individuals of the same species living in a particular geographic area

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community

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all of the organisms of all the species that inhabit a particular area.

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ecosystem

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All abiotic factors in addition to all the entire community of species

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landscape

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several ecosystems and how they are arranged in a geographic area

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biosphere

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the global ecosystem, the sum of all of Earth's ecosystems

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biogeography

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the study of past and present distribution of individual species

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Limiting Factors of the Distribution of Organisms

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Dispersal, Behavioral, Abiotic, and Biotic

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The Abiotic Factors of the Distribution of Organisms

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temperature, water, light, and wind--CLIMATE

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Biome

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a major type of ecosystem, like a coniferous forest, a desert, and grasslands

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Microclimate

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climate on a very fine scale- for example, area beneath a rock

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photic zone

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area with sufficient light for photosynthesis in water

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aphotic zon

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area in water where little light penetrates

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benthic zone

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the very bottom of all aquatic biomes

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littoral zone

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the shallow, well-lit waters close to shore

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limnetic zone

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well-lit, open surface waters far from shore

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profundal zone

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an aphotic region above the benthic zone

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oligotrophic bodies of water

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water that is deep and nutrient-poor, where the phytoplankton in the limnetic zone are relatively sparse and not very productive

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eutrophic bodies of water

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shallow bodies of water where the nutrient content is very high.

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mesotrophic bodies of water

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bodies of water in between oligotrophic and eutrophic

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wetland

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and area covered with water that supports aquatic plants

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profundal zone

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an aphotic region above the benthic zone

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estuary

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the area where a freshwater stream or river merges with the ocean

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intertidal zone

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the zone where land meets water

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oligotrophic bodies of water

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water that is deep and nutrient-poor, where the phytoplankton in the limnetic zone are relatively sparse and not very productive

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neritic zone

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the shallow regions over the continental shelves (beyond the intertidal zone)

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eutrophic bodies of water

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shallow bodies of water where the nutrient content is very high.

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mesotrophic bodies of water

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bodies of water in between oligotrophic and eutrophic

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oceanic zone

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the zone past the neritic zone that reaches great depths

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wetland

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and area covered with water that supports aquatic plants

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pelagic zone

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past the oceanic zone, open water of any depth

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estuary

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the area where a freshwater stream or river merges with the ocean

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intertidal zone

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the zone where land meets water

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neritic zone

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the shallow regions over the continental shelves (beyond the intertidal zone)

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oceanic zone

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the zone past the neritic zone that reaches great depths

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pelagic zone

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past the oceanic zone, open water of any depth

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abyssal zone

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very deep benthic communities. adapted to continuous cold