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Bio 20: Section 3.3 Flashcards

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1
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the average weather conditions in a particular region over time (30 yrs)

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climate

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what two things determine climate?

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temp and precipitation

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3
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what factors determine climate?

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LOWERN

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what does the l stand for?

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Latitude - distance from equator

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what does the o stand for?

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ocean currents - temp affects air and coast

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what does the w stand for?

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wind - air rising = low pressure, air cooling = high pressure

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what does the e stand for?

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elevation - temp and humidity decreases as u go higher

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what does the r stand for?

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relief - diff. in elevation of land = as air moves over it, temp decreases and condensation increases and rain increases

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what does the n stand for?

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nearness of water - water moderates temp due to high heat capacity

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large ecosystems, or similar ecosystems grouped together; has a particular mix of plants, animals, and other organisms

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biome

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the organisms in a biome are adapted to living under ____________ _____________

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certain conditions

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when a biome (like the tropical rainforest) has both high temp and rainfall, it typically has a wide _____________ and _________________

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variety, abundance

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13
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which biome is both hot and has lots of rainfall?

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tropical rainforest

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which biome has a high temp and low rain?

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desert

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which biome has a low temp and low rain?

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tundra

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which biome has relatively low temp and relatively low rain?

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taiga

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17
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which biome has a med. temp and low rain?

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grassland

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18
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which two biomes are side by side with med rain and med temp?

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temperate deciduous forest & temperate rainforest

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which biome has a relatively low rain and high temp?

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savanna

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what is one similarity bw ecosystems and biomes?

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they both have abiotic & biotic factors

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a place or area with a particular set of characteristics, both biotic & abiotic

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habitat

22
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the geographical extent to which a pop. or species can be found

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range

23
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extinction in a certain area

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extirpation

24
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the limit to a species’ range is usually determined by its ______________ requirements

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habitat

25
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the role that members of a species plays in a community

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ecological niche

26
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what are examples of niches?

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what it eats, when it eats (ex. bats and birds both eat worms), its reproduction

27
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the total range of biotic & abiotic requirements

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ecological niche

28
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scenario: the _________________ is the street address of the pop., & the _________________ is the job of that pop.

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habitat, niche
ex. birds & bats

29
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why is an organism that only eats 2 species at a higher risk of becoming endangered than an organims that eats 10 species?

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b/c it has such a specific niche that it can’t adapt to other things
its food requirements are so limited that if it’s gone, then the organism is in danger

30
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explain biodiversity

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when there’s a range of abiotic factors, there’s more niches, allowing for more biodiversity

ex. lots of water in a lake = can host lots of organism b/c there’s lots of space & some can live in shallow or deep water (so now more niches) = more biodiversity b/c of the range of species living in that lake

31
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what controls the growth and distribution of pop.

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limiting factors

32
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pop. can’t grow in an _________________ fashion for a long sustained period of time

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unlimited

33
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what are examples of abiotic limiting factors?

A

water
sunlight
temp
soil quality

34
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what are examples of biotic limiting factors?

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food
predation
competition
parasitism

35
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comp. b/w diff species

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interspecific - 1 species may be outcompeted

36
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comp. within same species

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intraspecific - limits size of pop.

37
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they ________________, but if too high, prey pop may decrease to unsustainable levels due to ___________________

A

flunctuate, predation

38
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if too high, __________________ could cause the host pop. to decrease to unsustainable levels

A

parasitism

39
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the most common way to count or estimate the number of indivi. in a ______________, then calc the ________________

A

sample, average

40
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small portions or subsets of an entire pop.

A

sample

41
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after finding the average number of organisms in an area from the taking samples, you can then use your calc to __________________ for the entire ecosystem

A

extrapolate

42
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a line of a certain length is “drawn”/placed with a random starting point and random direction

A

transect

43
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what do you do with a transect line after it’s been placed?

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count the number of organisms within a certain distance from the line

44
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for organisms that tend to remain in one spot & is used to sample a given pop.

A

quadrats

45
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what do you call organism that tend to remain in one spot? (ex. plants)

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sessile

46
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quadrats: a study area is determined, and then a number of _____________ locations are chosen within it

A

random

47
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after establishing a quadrat, what do you do after that?

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you count the number of indivi. in that quadrat

48
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in an aquatic ecosystem, what is used instead of a quadrat?

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water column (3D)

49
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what is (usually) the area of a quadrat?

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1 square m

50
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remember: when taking samples through any method, they must be _____________ samples in order to allow an equal representation of all indivi.

A

random

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