Biology Midterm: chp 34 Flashcards

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Biotic Factors

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Living organisms in the environment

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Abiotic Factors

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Nonliving physical and chemical conditions
-sunlight, availability of water, temperature, soil type, wind, and number and type of disturbances, fires, hurricanes, tornadoes, and volcanic eruptions

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Population

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a group of organisms of the same species living in a particular area

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Community

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made up of all of the organisms living in a particular area

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Ecosystem

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made up of the abiotic factors and the biotic factors in an area

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Biosphere

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includes all of Earths ecosystems

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the biosphere is…

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“patchy”- a particular area may contain an uneven distribution of different ecosystems

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habitats

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(made by the patchiness of the biosphere) they are specific environments in which organisms live

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Five levels of ecological study

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  • Individual Organisms
  • Population
  • Communities
  • Ecosystems
  • Biosphere
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