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28 Cards in this Set
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WHat is the scientific study of the interactions between organisms and their environment
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ecology
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WHat is important to ecologists
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the distribution and abundance
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What does abiotic mean
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nonliving
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What does biotic mean
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living organisms or the biota
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What are the levels of ecology
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organismal population community ecosystem landscape and biosphere
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What is the precautionary principle
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an ounce of prevention is worth a pound a cure
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What is the movement of individuals from areas of high population density
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dispersal
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What deciphers the transplants of organisms success
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their reproduction
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If a transplant is succesul what does this decipher
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the species actual range is shorter than its potential range
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What may limit a species range
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behavior , biotic factors and Abiotic factors
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What are some more specific biotic factors
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predation paraditism disease or competition
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What are Abiotic Factors
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Temp Water SUnlight Wind Rocks and Soil and CLimate
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What are the differences between macro and micro climate
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micro is on a local scale macro is on the world scale
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Can closeness to a body of water effect climate
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yes
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Why is there variation in the amounts of sunlight recieved on earth
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its curved shape
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WHat are the tropics
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they lies between 23.5 north and south latitude they get more sunlight
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What causes seasonal variation
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earths tilt
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What initates the global pattern of air circulation
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solar radiation
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WHat creates our wind patterns
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the land near the equater of the earth spin faster than the polar ends
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in a mountain slopes facing which way get more sunlight
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north
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What is a turn over in a lake
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when oxygenated water from the lakes surface goes to the bottom during spring and autmn
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When are lakes dangerous places for fish to live
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during winter and summer
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What is the photic zone
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their is photosynthesys
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What is the aphotic zone
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no light
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What is the Benthic zone
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the bottom of the water going all the way down to the botton of the ocean or what ever
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What is the detritus
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dead fish raining down fron the top
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What is the thermocline
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seperates warm water from cold water
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What is the Pelagic Zone
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water up to the benthic zone
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