Chapter 13.1 Flashcards
What is an organism’s occupation, or job, within its environment?
Niche
What is the term for all the living factors within an ecosystem?
Biotic factors
What is any extreme condition outside an organism’s tolerance range, which threatens its survival?
Limiting factor
Which biogeochemical cycle recycles nutrients found in gaseous form in the atmosphere?
Atmospheric cycle (example: carbon-oxygen cycle or nitrogen cycle)
What is the range within which an organism is able to survive?
Tolerance range
What is the process in which a new ecosystem develops after the previous ecosystem was damaged or destroyed?
Ecological Succession
What is the study of how living things interact with each other?
Ecology
Which biogeochemical cycle recycles water between the earth and atmosphere?
Hydrologic (or water) cycle
What is the number and variety of species living within an ecosystem?
Biodiversity
What are any cycles that recycle nutrients or minerals within the environment?
Biogeochemical cycles (or Nutrient Cycles)
What is the term for all the non-living factors within an ecosystem?
Abiotic Factors
What is the term for the environment with all of its organisms?
Ecosystem
What is the range within which organisms are best suited for survival?
Optimum range
What biogeochemical cycle recycles nutrients found in the soil or rocks?
Sedimentary cycle
What is the maximum number of organisms of a particular species that an ecosystem can support?
Carrying Capacity
