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Species

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A group of organisms that share similar characteristics and are capable of interbreeding to produce fertile offspring.

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Population

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A group of organisms of the same species living in the same area at the same time.

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Habitat

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The environment which a species normally lives in.

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Abiotic Factors

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The non-living physical factors which influence the organisms and ecosystems. Temperature, salinity, mineral content, dissolved oxygen, availability of freshwater.

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Biotic Factors

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The different species in an ecosystem and the interactions between them.

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Niche

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The particular set of abiotic factors and biotic conditions and resources to which an organism or population responds.

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Fundamental VS Realised Niche

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Fundamental - where and how an organism COULD live (due to Abiotic factors).
Realised - Where and organism DOES live (due to biotic factors).

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Competition

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Organisms competing for resources.

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Intraspecific Competition

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Competition between members of the same species.

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Interspecific Competition

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Competition between members of different species.

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Parasitism

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An organism, the parasite, benefits off a host who suffers. A Tick.

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Mutualism

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Two species interact and both benefit.

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Disease

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Causes sickness. Caused by pathogens, bacteria, viruses, fungi, and single celled animals (protozoa).

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Predation

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When animal, or plant, eats another.

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Commensalism

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One species benefits and the other neither benefits nor suffers.

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Herbivory

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Organism feeds on plant matter.

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Carrying Capacity

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The maximum number of a species that can be sustainably supported by the environment.

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Limiting Factors

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Restrict the growth of a population or prevent it from increasing. Factors which slow down growth of a population as it reaches its carrying capacity.

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Community

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A group of populations living an interacting with each other in a common habitat.

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Ecosystem

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A community and the physical environment it interacts with.

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Respiration

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The process of breaking down food to get energy in order to complete living processes.

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Photosynthesis

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The process by which green plants make their own food from water and CO2 using energy from the sun.

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Compensation Point

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The point at which a plant is neither using energy to increase in biomass or using it to stay alive.

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Food Chain

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The flow of energy from one organism to the next, showing the feeding relationships between species in an ecosystem.

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Trophic Level
The position that an organism or community of organisms occupy in food chains.
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Producers
Autotrophs and Chemosynthetic Organisms - make their own enegry.
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Consumers
Heterotrophs - get energy from feeding on autotrophs.
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Decomposers
Obtain energy from dead organisms
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Detritivores
Obtain energy from detritus or decomposing organic material
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Omnivores
Eats both plants and animals.
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Food Web
Shows the complex nature of the feeding relationships between organisms in an ecosystem.
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Productivity
The conversion of energy into biomass over a given time period. Mass per unit volume per unit time. Kg V^-1 Years^-1
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GP
The total gain in energy or biomass per unit time.
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NP
The gain in energy or biomass per unit time after deductions.
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NPP
NPP=GGP-R
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GSP
GSP=Food Eaten-Fecal Losses
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NSP
NSP=GSP-R
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Biome
A collection of ecosystems that share similar climatic conditions.
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Climate Change Effects on Biomes
Biomes move more north/south. Fauna on mountainous are stuck.
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Tricellular Model
Hadley then Ferrel then Polar Cells. LP at equator, 0 degrees, between Hadley cells. High P. HP at 30 degrees, between Hadley and Ferrel cells, P is low. Low pressure at 60 degrees, between Ferrel and Polar cells, P is high.
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Zonation
The change in a community along an environmental gradient due to factors such as changes in altitude, latitude, tidal level or distance from shore/coverage by water.
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Primary Succession
No ecological resources available to trigger the process of succession. No organic matter and no soil.
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Secondary Succession
Any form of ecological resources are present to start the process of succession. Bacteria, seeds, moss, lichen.
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Stages of Succession
Bare surface. Colonisation (organic matter bought to area of land). Establishment (Species diversity and soils develop). Competition (K-strategists begin to outcompete R-strategists). Stabilisation (Environment establishes itself, complex food webs, narrow niched, few new species). Climax community (Stable and self-perpetuating. Species diversity decreases). CECSC.
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R-Strategists
Species which: -Spread reproductive investments over large numbers of offspring -Short life-spans -Early maturity -Little parental care -Pioneers, colonisers -Lower trophic level
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K-Strategists
Species which: -Concentrate reproductive investments over few offspring -Long life-spans -Late maturity -High parental care -Later stages of succession -Higher trophic level
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Disturbance
A change in environmental conditions cause change in an ecosystem, leaving space for new species to develop.
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Arrested Succession
Succession stopped/paused in a stage due to a change in an abiotic or biotic factor, soil conditions or overgrazing. Succession will continue once the limiting factor is removed.
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Deflected Succession
A disturbance may cause a community to be moved to a different stage of succession. This leads to a plagioclimax community, pasture, farmland. Once the disturbance stops, succession can continue.
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P to E Ratio
>1, leaching in soil. =1, soils are rich and fertile. <1, salinisation of soil.
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Population Dynamics
The study of the factors that cause changes to population sizes.
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What is the trophic efficiency (how much energy is passed on between trophic levels)?
10%
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Assimilation Efficiency
GP*100/Food Eaten
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Efficiency of Biomass of Productivity
NP*100/GP
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Factors Which Affect Biome Distribution
Latitude and Altitude (I and T). Ocean currents and Winds. P/E Ratio. Productivity.

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