Ecology Flashcards
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Biotic factor
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Living component of an ecosystem
1
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What are the five levels of organization in ecology?
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Organism Population-multiple organisms Community-multiple populations Ecosystem-multiple communities and abiotic factors Biosphere- multiple ecosystems
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Abiotic factor
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Non living component of an ecosystem
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Niche
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The specific role or way of life of a species in it’s environment
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Producer
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Capture energy and use it to make organic molecules, photosynthesis and chemosynthesis
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Trophic level
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Indicates the organisms position in a sequence of energy transfers
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Bio geochemical cycles
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Water
Carbon
Nitrogen
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Water cycle
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Precipitation Evaporation Transpiration Condensation Runoff Percolation into soil
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Carbon cycle
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Photosynthesis
Respiration
Decomposition
Combustion
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Nitrogen cycle
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Nitrification Nitrogen fixation Denitrification Decomposition Nitrogen gas Nitrates Ammonification
