earth systems

Question 1

System

Answer 1

A set of things working together as parts of a mechanism or an interconnecting network

Question 2

Feedback

Answer 2

information about reactions to a product a person’s performance of a task which is used as a basis for improvement

Question 3

Model

Answer 3

a finger or object made in clay or wax to be reproduced in another more durable material

Question 4

Biosphere

Answer 4

A regions of the surface atmosphere and hydrosphere of the earth or analogous parts of other planets

Question 5

Ecosystem

Answer 5

A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment

Question 6

Biome

Answer 6

A larger naturally occurring community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat forest or tundra

Question 7

organims

Answer 7

Individual animal plant or single celled life form

Question 8

Population

Answer 8

a finite or infinite collection of items under consideration

Question 9

Biotic Factor

Answer 9

a living organism that shapes its environment.

Question 10

Abiotic Factor

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a non-living part of an ecosystem that shapes its environment.

Question 11

Community

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an interacting group of various species in a common location.

Question 12

Habitat

Answer 12

the area and resources used by a particular species

Question 13

Niche

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the role an organism plays in a community.

Question 14

Biodiversity

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diversity is the variety and variability of life on Earth

Question 15

Keystone Species

Answer 15

an organism that helps define an entire ecosystem.

Question 16

Disturbance

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A breakdown of peaceful and law abiding behavior a riot .

Question 17

Emigration

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The act of leaving one’s own country to settle permaently in another .

Question 18

population density

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population density is the concentration of individuals within a species in a specific geographic locale .

Question 19

density independent

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Any force that affects the size of a population of living things regardless of the density of the population .

Question 20

density dependent

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A factor whose effects on the size or growth of a population vary with the population density .

Question 21

Carrying capacity

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The number or quantity of people or things that can be conveyed or held by vehicle or container .

Question 22

logistic growth

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the logistic function finds finds applications in range of fields .

Question 23

Exponential growth

Answer 23

Growth whos rate becomes ever more rapid in proportion tot he growing total number size .