Ecology (3.4-4.2-4.3-5.1-5.2) Flashcards

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1
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Water changed from a liquid to an atmospheric gas

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Evaporation

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2
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Evaporation of water from plant leaves

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Transpiration

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3
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Water vapor cools and condenses into water droplets

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Condensation

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4
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Water droplets becomes large and return to earths surface

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Precipitation

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5
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Runs over the surface

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Run off

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6
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Water under the surface

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Ground water

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7
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All of the chemical substances an organism needs to live

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Nutrients

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8
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How matter is passed through the biosphere and used by organisms

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Biogeochemical

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9
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Plant containing seed pads

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Legumes

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10
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Some of the nitrogen is converted to N2 and released back to the atmosphere

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Dentrification

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A collection of all the organisms that live in a particular place together with their non-living environment

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Ecosystem

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12
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All the living parts of an ecosystem

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Biotic factor

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13
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All the non-living parts of an ecosystem

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Abiotic factor

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14
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The ability of a species to survive and reproduce under a range of environment conditions

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Tolerance

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15
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The area where an organism lives. (Including abiotic and biotic factors)

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Habitat

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16
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It’s roll an organism plays (it’s job)

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Niche

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17
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Any necessity of life (water , nutrients , food )

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Resource

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18
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When two organisms try to use the same resource in the same place at the same time

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Competition

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19
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Between members of the same species

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Intraspecific competition

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20
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Between members of a different species

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Interspecific competition

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21
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Know 2 species can occupy the same niche in the habitat at the same time

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Competitive exclusion principle

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22
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One animal captures and feeds on another animal

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Predation

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23
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The one hunting

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Predator

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24
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The one being hunted

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Prey

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25
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One animal feeds on a producer (plants)

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Herbivory

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26
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A population change can cause dramatic change in its environment

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Keystone species

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27
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A close, long term interaction between. 2 species in which at least one benefits

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Symbiosis

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Both organisms benefit from the relationship

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Mutualism

29
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One organism benefits from the relationship the other is not affected

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Commensalism

30
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One organism benefits, the other is harmed

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Parasitism

31
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Lives and harms its host

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Parasite

32
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An organism that is fed on by a parasite

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Host

33
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Predictable changes that occur in a community over time

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Ecological succession

34
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Occurs on surface where no soil exists and there is no existing community (what lives that first)

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Primary succession

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Follows a disturbance that destroys the community without destroying the soil

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Secondary succession

36
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Uniform and stable community that is the end result of primary and secondary succession

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Climax community

37
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Indicates the area where a population can be found

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Geographic range

38
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All the members of a species that live in the same area

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Population

39
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Number of individuals per unit area

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Population density

40
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Tells us if a population is getting smaller , bigger or staying the same

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Growth rate

41
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Describes the number of males and females of each age in a population

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Age structure

42
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Factors the effect population size

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Population growth

43
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The movement of individuals into an area

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Immigration

44
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The movement of individuals out of an area

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Emigration

45
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Number of individuals born to a population in a year

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Birth rate

46
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Number of deaths in a population in a year

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Death rate

47
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Individuals in a population reproduced at a constant rate the larger is gets the faster it grows

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Exponential growth

48
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Population goes up suddenly

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J shaped curve

49
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Cause by logistic growth after exponential growth

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S shaped curve

50
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A populations growth slows or stops after a period of exponential growth

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Logistic growth

51
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The largest number of individuals that an environment can support

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Carrying capacity

52
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A factor that can cause population growth to decrease or stop

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Limiting factor

53
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Become limited only when the population density becomes high enough
Doesn’t depend on population
Affects every population no matter how many organisms there are

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Density dependent factor

54
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One organism captures and feeds on another

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Predation

55
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Factors that affect all populations in the same way regardless of the population density
Affects everything

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Density independent factor

56
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The higher the population density, the easier it is for a parasite or disease to be transferred from organism to organism

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Parasite and disease

57
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Fixed nitrogen

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Ammonia - NH3

58
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Soil converts ammonia into this (more useable by more plants)

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Nitrates - NO3

59
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Can be used by autotrophs to make proteins ( more useable by more plants)

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Nitrites - NO2

60
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Helps nitrogen fixation into ammonia

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Nitrogen gas - N2

61
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Converting nitrogen gas into ammonia

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Nitrogen fixation

62
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Atmosphere nitrogen not usable by plants

All organisms require nitrogen to make amino acids

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Nitrogen cycle

63
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How carbon is passed through an environment

Released into the air by cellular respiration

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Carbon cycle

64
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How phosphate is passed (producer, consumer)

An essential part of DNA and RNA

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Phosphorus cycle

65
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Shows how water is transferred through am environment

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Water Cycle

66
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Photosynthesis equation

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NRG(light) + H2O + CO2 == O2 + CHO

67
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Cellular respiration equation

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CHO + O2 == CO2 + H2O + ATP(light)

68
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Ocean sediment

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Phosphates - PO4 3-