Chapter 3 Flashcards

The Biosphere

1
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Includes all parts of Earth in which life exists

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Biosphere

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2
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Study of nature’s “Houses”

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Ecology

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3
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Living part of the environment with which the organism might interact

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Biotic Factors

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4
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Any non-living part of the ecosystem

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Abiotic Factors

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5
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group of similar organisms

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Species

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6
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group of individuals that are the same species and live in the same area

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Population

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7
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Assemblage of different populations that live together in a defined area

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Community

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8
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All organisms that live in a place, together with their physical environment

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Ecosystem

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9
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gasses that surround earth

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Atmosphere

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10
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Consists of all earth’s fresh water and salt water, including water vapor and rain in the atmosphere, water underground, and ice

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Hydrosphere

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11
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includes rocks, continents, and ocean floor. Deep inside earth, portions of geosphere are liquid

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Geosphere

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12
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patterns and averages of temperature over many years

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Climate

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13
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day-to-day conditions of the atmosphere including temperature, precipitation, and other factors

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Weather

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14
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Process in which certain gasses trap sunlight energy in Earth’s atmosphere

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Greenhouse Effect

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15
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Ecologists typically classify the homes of organisms into roughly ten different regional climate communities

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Biome

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16
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Tall trees from a dense, leafy covering

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Canopy

17
Q

In the shade below, shorter trees and vines form a layer

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Understory

18
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material formed from decaying leaves and other organic material

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Humus

19
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Evergreens along the northern edge of the temperate zone

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Taiga

20
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A layer of permanently frozen subsoil

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Permafrost

21
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sunlit region near the surface in which photosynthesis can occur

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Photic zone

22
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where photosynthesis cant occur

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Aphotic zone

23
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floating algae, small free swimming animals

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Plankton

24
Q

water either covers soil or is present at or near the surface

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Wetland

25
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wetland formed where a river meets the sea

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Estuary