Definitions Flashcards

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What is ecology?

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  • the study of the interactions of organisms with their physical and biological environments
  • and how these determine the distribution and make-up of populations within an ecosystem
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What is population ecology?

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  • population ecology is concerned with fluctuations in the size of a population and the factors, both physical and social that regulates these fluctuations
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What is the biosphere?

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  • the part of the earth where living organisms are found
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What is an ecosystem?

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  • made up of groups of different species of organisms that interact with each other and with the environment
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What is an organism?

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  • an individual form of life, composed of a single cell or a complex of cells that are capable of growing and reproducing
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What is a community?

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  • a group of different species that inhabit and interact in a particular area
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What is a species?

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  • a group of closely related organisms that are very similar to each other and are usually capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring
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What is an individual?

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  • a single organism capable of independent existence
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What is a population?

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  • a group of organisms of the same species that occupy the same area and can breed freely with each other
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