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Ecology Flashcards

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What is an Ecosystem?

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All the living and non living factors together in one place.

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What is an enviroment?

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All of the factors in a habitat which effects an organisum. These may be biotic or abiotic.

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What is a population?

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A number of the same species living together

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What is a community?

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All of the organisums that live in a given habitat together

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What is a Habitat?

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The geographical area obtained by that ecosystem

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What is a Niche?

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The role of a given species within there eco system. Its location, function, relationships and interactions with other organisums.

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What is Competative Exclusion Principle?

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Where two similar species do not generally within the same community as each other - forcing one to adapt or be expelled

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What is a species?

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A group of similar organisums which mate and produce viable and fertile offspring.

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What is a food chain?

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A sequence of organisums in an eco system where each is the food source for the next in the sequence.

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What is a food web?

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All the interconnect food chains in an eco system.

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What are trophic levels?

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A feeding level in a food web/chain.

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What are producers?

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The foundation level of the food chain/web. Normally always plants.

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What is a Pyramid of numbers?

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A pyramid showing the number of animals for each trophic level

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What is the pyramid of Biomass?

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A pyramind showing the weight/mass of each trophic level.

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What is the Pyramid of Energy?

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A pyramid showing the energy used at each trophic level within an eco system.

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How much energy gets carried over from one trophfic level to the next?

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10%

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What microhabitats make up a habitat?

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Forest canopy
Shrub layer
Herb layer
Litter
Soil
18
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What is Abiotic and biotic mean?

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Abiotic is non - living

Biotic is living

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What are consumers?

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These species that fall into primary, secondary and tertiary levels. Herbivores, Carnivors and Omnivores

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Given 2 reasons why energy can be lost between trophic levels?

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Repoduction, death and excreation.

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