Climatic Factors of Terrestrial Ecosystem Flashcards

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complex unit of environments consisting of major biotic communities and their interactions with abiotic factors

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ecosystem

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major types of ecosystem

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terrestrial ecosystem
aquatic ecosystem

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3
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refers to the synergy of organisms with their environment and leads to the formation of a grouping of organisms

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ecological hierarchy

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4
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single individual

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organism

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5
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individuals of the same species in the same habitat

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population

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6
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populations of several species in one habitat

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community

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7
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habitat’s community and its abiotic factors

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ecosystem

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8
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patchwork of ecosystems across a large area

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landscape

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also known as biome

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landscape

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10
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all landscapes inhabited by living organisms on earth

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biosphere

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11
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distinct ecosystem with definite vegetation and climatic components

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biome

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12
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Identified by a large scale climate and vegetation characteristics

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biome

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13
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non-living components of the ecosystem classified into climatic, physiographic, and nonliving matter

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abiotic factors

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atoms of elements (ex. Carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus) and molecules including water

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nonliving mater

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15
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Eventually returned to the environment

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nonliving matter

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16
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include light, temperature, wind, fire, and moisture

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climatic factors

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17
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Refers to the climate of an ecosystem

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climatic factors

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18
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primary source of energy in an ecosystem

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sun

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19
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amount of living matter that can exist in an area is determined by this in plants algae, can bacteria collect

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amount of energy

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20
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electromagnetic radiation consisting of visible and non-visible light

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light

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absorbed, reflected, and converted to other forms of energy and ends up as heat energy

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light

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22
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very important compound needed both by living organisms and the environment

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water

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23
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with its physiochemical properties, water has several importance such as being the universal solvent, transporter of materials, temperature regulator, and a source of energy

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can be found in the atmosphere as water vapor, in the soil as in capillary and groundwater, and as precipitated in the form of rain or snow and glaciers

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moderates climate, sculpts the land, support aquatic environment and organisms, and removes and
water
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amount of water vapor present in the air, measured using sling psychrometer consisting of dry and wet bulb thermometers
humidity
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used to measure humidty using dry and wet bulb thermometers
sling psychrometer
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– most common measurement of water content air relative to saturation water vapor density
relative humidity
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expressed as the actual amount of water vapor in air measured directly as mass of water vapor per unit volume of air
relative humidity
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result of uneven heating of the earth wherein when the air warms up, it will tend to rise and move vertically
air movement
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rotation of the earth causes the wind to move horizontally and deflected
coriolis effect
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wind speed can be measured using this
anemometer
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creates a mass density that gives pressure to lower elevations but less at high altitudes
air
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instrument used to measure air pressure
barometer
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measurement of the intensity of heat and cold
temperature
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result of converting the light into heat
heat
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what will happen to the air when temperature increases
rise
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by facing the sensor facing the sun
direct light
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by facing the sensor facing the ground
reflected light
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by setting the sensor laterally under the shaded area
dispersed light
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read on how to measure light intenstiy
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% of light for reflected light
reflected light/direct light x 100
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% light for dispersed light
dispersed light/direct light x 100
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read on how to measure temperature
+1
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read on how to measure wind speed and pressure
+1
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direction to face when measuring wind speed nad pressure
north east
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relationship of the density of air if temperature increases
inversely proportional
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denser and heavier (temp of air)
cold air
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relationship of temperature and humidity
inversely proportional
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kind of pressure of low lying air (altitude)
high pressure
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kind of pressure of high air (altitude)
low pressure
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standard temperature unit
kelvin
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standard light intensity unit
candela
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standard unit of absolute humidity
g/m%3
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standard unit of air
kph m/s
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SI unit of atmospheric pressure
pascals