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Chapter 50- Introduction To Ecology Flashcards

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Population

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

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Ecology

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The study of how organisms interact with their environment.

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Community

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Species that interact with each other within a particular area.

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Ecosystem

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All of the organisms in a particular region along with nonliving components.

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Abiotic

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Not-living

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Biotic

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Living

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Conservation Biology

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The effort to study, preserve, and restore threatened populations, communities, and ecosystems.

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Turnovers

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The mixing of lake water due to air temperatures.

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Thermocline

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A gradient in temperature.

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Productivity

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The total amount of carbon fixed by photosynthesis per unit area per year.

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Littoral zone

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Seashore: shallow waters along the shore.

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Limnetic zone

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Lake; offshore, water that receives enough light to support photosynthesis.

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Benthic Zone

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Depths; the substrate/bottom of the ocean.

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Photic zone

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Regions of littoral, limnetic, and benthic zones that receive sunlight.

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Aphotic Zone

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Portions of a lake or pond that do not receive sunlight.

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Plankton

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Cyanobacteria, algae, and other microscopic organisms.

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Detritus

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Dead organic matter

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Wetlands

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Shallow-water habitats where the soil is saturated with water for at least part of the year.

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Emergent Vegetation

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Plants that grow above the surface of the water.

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Bogs

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Water habitats with little or no water flow.

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Marshes

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Lack trees and feature grasses, reeds, and other nonwoody plants.

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Swamps

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Dominated by trees and shrubs.

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Streams

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Bodies of water that move constantly in one direction.

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Ponds

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Small freshwater bodies of water.

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Estuaries

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Where rivers meet the ocean, where salt water mixes with fresh water.

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Intertidal Zone

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A rocky, muddy, or sandy beach exposed to the air at low tide, but submerged at high tide.

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Neritic Zone

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Extends from the intertidal zone to depths of 200 m.

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Lakes

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Large freshwater bodies of water.

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Continental Shelf

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The gently sloping, submerged portion of a continental plate.

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Oceanic Zone

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The deepwater region of ocean beyond the continental shelf.

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Coral Reefs

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Some of the most productive environments in the world.

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Biomes

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Major groupings of plant and animal communities defined by a dominant vegetation type.

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Climate

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The prevailing, long-term weather conditions found in an area.

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Weather

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Specific short-term atmospheric conditions of temperature, precipitation, sunlight, and wind.

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Net Primary Productivity

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The total amount of carbon that is fixed per year minus the amount that is oxidized during cellular respiration.

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Biomass

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Energy used by the organism, but not for growth.

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Aboveground biomass

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The total mass of living plants, excluding roots.

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Tropical Wet Forest

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Tropical rain forests, have trees with broad leaves, no seasonal variation in temperature.

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Canopy

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The uppermost layers of branches.

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Epiphytes

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Plants that grow entirely on other plants.

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Subtropical Desert

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Dry biomes with less than 3in of annual precipitation and low productivity.

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Temperate

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Having pronounced annual fluctuations in temperature

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Temperate Grasslands

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Grasslands with a defined summer and winter.

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Temperate Forests

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Forests with defined seasons and dominated by deciduous trees.

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Taiga

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Regions with cool or cold seasons and coniferous trees.

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Tundra

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Region with cold temperatures, low productivity, and a short growing season.

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Permafrost

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A perennial frozen state.

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Hadley Cell

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A global air circulation cycle responsible for levels of precipitation.

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Rain Shadow

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Areas that receive cool, dry air from over a mountain crest that had released precipitation on the other side of the mountain.

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Seasons

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Regular, annual fluctuations in temperature/and or precipitation.

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Specific Heat

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The capacity of a substance for storing heat energy.

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Biogeography

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The study of how organisms are distributed geographically.

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Range

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Geographic distributions of organisms.

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Dispersal

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The movement of an individual from its place of origin to the location where it lives and breeds as an adult.

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Exotic

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Not native

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Invasive Species

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Species that, when introduced into a new area, spread rapidly and eliminate native species.

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Sage-Steppes

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Dry, arid habitats dominated by shrubs.

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