Climatic Factors of Terrestrial Ecosystem Flashcards
complex unit of environments consisting of major biotic communities and their interactions with abiotic factors
ecosystem
major types of ecosystem
terrestrial ecosystem
aquatic ecosystem
refers to the synergy of organisms with their environment and leads to the formation of a grouping of organisms
ecological hierarchy
single individual
organism
individuals of the same species in the same habitat
population
populations of several species in one habitat
community
habitat’s community and its abiotic factors
ecosystem
patchwork of ecosystems across a large area
landscape
also known as biome
landscape
all landscapes inhabited by living organisms on earth
biosphere
distinct ecosystem with definite vegetation and climatic components
biome
Identified by a large scale climate and vegetation characteristics
biome
non-living components of the ecosystem classified into climatic, physiographic, and nonliving matter
abiotic factors
atoms of elements (ex. Carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus) and molecules including water
nonliving mater
Eventually returned to the environment
nonliving matter
include light, temperature, wind, fire, and moisture
climatic factors
Refers to the climate of an ecosystem
climatic factors
primary source of energy in an ecosystem
sun
amount of living matter that can exist in an area is determined by this in plants algae, can bacteria collect
amount of energy
electromagnetic radiation consisting of visible and non-visible light
light
absorbed, reflected, and converted to other forms of energy and ends up as heat energy
light
very important compound needed both by living organisms and the environment
water