Chapter 52- Ecology and the Biosphere Flashcards
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What are abiotic and biotic?
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Abiotic-nonliving, biotic-living
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Define ecology
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The scientific study of the interactions that determine the distribution and abundance of organisms
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What are the four main levels of ecology?
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- Organisms 2. Populations 3. Communities 4. Ecosystems
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Rooted plants are found only in the _____ zone of a lake.
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littoral
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Which of the following statements about biomes is correct?
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The major factors affecting the distribution of biomes are temperature and precipitation.
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Plankton consists of _____.
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algae, cyanobacteria, and animals that drift near the surfaces of oceans, lakes, ponds, rivers, and streams
