Chapter 52 Flashcards

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Biosphere

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All of earth’s ecosystems and landscapes

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Ecology

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The study of interactions of organisms with each other and their environments

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Global ecology

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The study of the effect of regional energy and material exchanges on the distribution and functioning of organisms across the biosphere

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Landscape

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(Seascape) consists of several ecosystems in an area

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Landscape ecology

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The study of energy, material, and organisms across connecting ecosystems

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Ecosystem

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Includes all the organisms in an area and the abiotic factors that they interact with

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Ecosystem ecology

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Addresses topics like the flow of energy and chemical cycling

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Community

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Includes the population of different species in an area

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Community ecology

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Looks at interactions as predators and competition and how those interactions affect community structure

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Population ecology

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The factors that affect populations

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Population

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A group of individuals of the same species that interact with each other

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Organismal ecology

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Includes the disciplines of behavioral, psychological, and evolutionary ecology

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Climate

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Long term weather conditions of an area, influenced by temperature and precipitation

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Macro climate

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The climactic pattern over an entire region

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Microclimate

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Small scale variations within a particular habitat

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Tropics

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Located between 23.5 degrees latitude, receive the greatest amounts of solar radiation with the least variation

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Mediterranean climate

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Created when cool, dry ocean breezes warm as they cross land, creating a dry, rainless climate

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Abiotic

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Non-living factors

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Biotic

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Living factors

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Biomes

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Major types of ecosystems characterized by predominant vegetation and physical environment

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Climograph

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Plots annual mean temperature and rainfall for a region

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Ecotone

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Transition between biomes

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Vertical stratification

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Vertical layering of forests

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Disturbance

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An event that modifies a community and the resources available

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Tropical dry forest
Rainfall is seasonal
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Tropical rain forest
Constant abundant rainfall
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Deserts
Very dry, plants use altered photosynthesis
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Savannas
Equatorial and subequatorial grasslands
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Chaparral
Midlatitude coastlines; cool rainy winters and hot dry summers
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Temperate grassland
Cold dry winters and hot wet summers