concepts 1 Flashcards
levels of organization
organism-> population->community-> ecosystem-> biome-> biosphere
biotic factorss
living things
abiotic factors
non livin thingd
keyestone species
species that holds together the ecosystem
generalist feeding strategy
eat everything
specialist feeding strategy
feed on small # of specific species
detritivore
eat dead things
AKA acavengers
water cycle
circular pattern of water transfer through the states
liquid evaporation/transpiration gas condensation precipitation
carbon cycle
where carbon transfers between organic and inorganic
nitrogen cycle
where nitrogen transfers into and out of usable states
nitrogen fixation
soil bacteria converts unusable nitrogen into ammonia and more soil bacteria transforms it into usable nitrates and stuff