Ecology Unit Chapter 3

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Any biotic or abiotic factor that restricts the existence, numbers, reproduction, or distribution of organisms

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Limiting factor

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An organisms ability to withstandfluctuations in biotic & abiotic factors

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Tolerance

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List 3 common limiting factors

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sunlight, climate, tempertature, water, fire, space, food, other organismsm, soil chemistry

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the colonization of barren land

where nothing has lived before

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Primary Succession

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A stable mature community able to support multiple populations

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Climax Community

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The first organisms to move into a barren land & colonize

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Pioneer Species

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the colonization of land where a community was destroyed and is now being rebuilt (by organisms)

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Secondary Succession

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Orderly, natural changes & species replacement that takes place in a community

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Ecological Succession

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A large group of ecosystems that share the same type of climax community

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Biome

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List some aquatic biomes

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Marine, estuary, marsh, wetland, lake

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List some terrestrial biomes

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desert, savanna, tropical rain forest, tropical seasonal forest, temperate rain forest, taiga, tundra, temperate forest

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Aphotic Zone

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deeper water that does not recieve sunlight

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Photic Zone

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shallow water that recieves sunlight

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Estuary

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Where freshwater and saltwater mix, partially surrounded by land

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Intertidal Zone

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the portion of shoreline that lis between high and low tides

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Small organisms that drift and float in the water of the photic zone

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Plankton

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Treeless land, long summer days, short periods of winter sunlight, permafrost, shallow-rooted grasses & snowy owls

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Tundra

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Boreal forest, South of the tundra, larch, fur, hemlock, spruce, no permafrost, caribou, snowshoe hare, lynx

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Taiga

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Arid region, sparse plant life, tortoises, snakes, catci, coyotes, hawk, scorpions,

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Desert

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Covered by grasses & similar plants, rich soil, few trees, ideal for growing grains, bison, prairie dogs, deer, rabbit, elk,

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Grasslands
AKA: Savannas, Prairie, Steppes, Pampas

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Dominated by broad leafed trees, maple, oak, elm, ash, birch, black bears, squirrels,

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Temperate Forests
AKA: Deciduous forest

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Warm temperatures, lots of rain, have vertical layers, fungi, bacteria, ants, trees, apes, birds, insects, panthers

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Tropical Rain Forest

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Understory

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middle layer in TRF, dark, broad leaf plants like ferns, frogs, and other reptiles

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Canopy

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highest layer in TRF, mostly birds and tree dwelling organisms, light, 25-45 m high

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Ground

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lowest layer in TRF, insects, animals, plants, moist, lots of decaying organisms, rodents, wild cats, worms

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Removal of ____________ would have the biggest impact on the marine ecosystem.

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Plankton
Because plankton are the equals to plants on land. Producers for that ecosystem

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Virgina is located within which biome?

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Temperate forest

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