Chapter 52 Intro to Ecology

Question 1

Ecology

Answer 1

the scientific study of the interactions between organism and the environment

Question 2

abiotic

Answer 2

nonliving, factors influence the distribution and abundance of organisms

Question 3

biotic

Answer 3

living factors - the other organisms that are part of an individual’s environment

Question 4

population

Answer 4

is a group of individuals of the same species living in an area

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community

Answer 5

is a group of populations of different species in an area

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Ecosystem

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all the organisms in a given area as well as the abiotic factors with which they interact (one or more communities and the physical environment around them)

Question 7

landscape

Answer 7

an area containing several different ecosystems linked by exchanges of energy, materials and organisms

Question 8

June Solstice

Answer 8

Summer solstice where the northern hemi is summer

Question 9

December Solstice

Answer 9

Winter solstice where the northern hemi is winter

Question 10

biosphere

Answer 10

the entire portion of earth inhabited by life; sum of all the planet’s ecosystems

Question 11

trade winds

Answer 11

a wind blowing steadily toward the equator from the northeast in the northern hemisphere or the southeast in the southern hemisphere

Question 12

rain shadow effect

Answer 12

when warm, moist air approaches a mountain, the air rises and cools, releasing moisture on the windward side of the peak

Question 13

lake effect

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snow is produced during cooler atmospheric conditions when cold winds move across long expanses of warmer lake water

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macroclimate

Answer 14

large scale patterns in climate; the climate of an entire region

Question 15

microclimate

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climate patterns on a very fine scale, such as the specific climatic conditions underneath a log

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biome

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any of the world’s major ecosystem types, often classified according to the predominant vegetation for terrestrial biomes and the physical environment for aquatic biomes and characterized by adaptation of organisms to that particular environment

Question 17

climate

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factors like temp, precip, sunlight and wind. most significant influence on the distribution of organisms on land/ocean