components of ecosystem

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geographic area where plants, animals, and other organisms, as well as weather and landscape, work together to form a bubble of life.

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ecosystem

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community or group of living organisms that live in and interact with each other in a specific environment

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ecosystem

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factors under abiotic components

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climatic and edaphic

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climatic factors

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rain, light, wind, temperature

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edaphic factors

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soil, pH, Minerals, topography

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under biotic components

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producers (autotrophs) consumers (heterotrophs) decomposers (saprotrophs)

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consumers

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primary, secondary, tertiary, quartenary

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non-living components that shape its environment

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abiotic

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examples of abiotic factors

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soil, temperature, light intensity, humidity of air, topography, etc.

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mostly made up of small particles of rocks and it affects the distribution of organisms

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soil

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it affects the biochemical runs in the organism.

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temperature

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this will affect the distribution of plants, and therefore the distribution of animals that eat plants

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light intensity

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it refers to the lay of the land. it affects soil fertility with increasing fertility from ridge to valleys, because of soil erosion processes and matter transport

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topography

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it means living and in general capable of reproduction

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biotic

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biotic factors

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bacteria, animal, plants, fungi, archea, protists

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the living organisms in the ecosystem (3 groups)

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producers, consumers, and decomposers

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green plants, can carry out photosynthesis to produce food

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producers

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feed on plants and other organisms (herbivores, carnivores, omnivores)

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consumers

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bacteria and fungi that break down dead plants and dead animals into simple substances

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decomposers

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primary producers

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plant phytoplankton

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primary consumers

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herbivore zooplankton

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secondary, tertiary, quaternary consumers

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carnivore carnivore

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is any factor that places an upper limit on the size of a population. it can be biotic such as availability of food, or abiotic, such as access to water

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limiting factor

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these factors influence a specie’s ability to survive.

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abiotic factors

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any biotic or abiotic factors that cause a decrease in population growth

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limiting factors

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the maximum population size of a particular species that given ecosystem can sustain

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carrying capacity

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it states that too much or too little of any abiotic factor can limit or prevent growth of a population of a species in an ecosystem

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law of limiting

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this law is proposed by justus von liebig in 1840

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law of the minimum

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it says that success of organisms determined by crucial ingredients that is in short supply

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law of the minimum

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proposed by victor shelford in 1913, it refers to the upper and lower bounds to physical environment an organisms can tolerate these boundaries affects the ability to function, grow, and reproduce.

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law of tolerance

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it states that the existence, abundance, and distribution of a species in a ecosystem are determined by whether the levels of one or more physical or chemical factors fall above or below the levels tolerated by the species

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law of tolerance

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examples of limiting factors in terrestrial ecosystem

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temperature
water
moisture
soil nutrients

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example of limiting factors in marine ecosystem

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salinity
temperature
sunlight
dissolved oxygen

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limiting factors

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competition
predation
parasitism and disease
human disturbances
natural disasters

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proposed law of the minimum

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justus von liebig in 1840

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proposed law of tolerance in 1913

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victor shelford

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species in zone of intolerance

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species absent

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species in zone of physiological stress

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species infrequent

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species in optimal range

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species abundant