Ecosystem Flashcards

1
Q

All the population in a given area

A

Community

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2
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Ecological system consisting of populations of organisms which interact with nonliving environment

A

Ecosystom

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3
Q

Two types of ecosystem

A

Closed

Open

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4
Q

Components on an ecosystem

A

Producers
Consumers
Decomposers
Physical Environment

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5
Q

The part of the earth containing living organisms

A

Biosphere

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6
Q

3 major divisions of the biosphere

A

Marine: ocean, seas
Principal freshwater
Land

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7
Q

Large and easily recognizable communities

A

Biomes

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8
Q

Clearcut boundary between 2 biomes

A

Clines

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9
Q

Areas where 2 biomes merge or blend

A

Ecotones

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10
Q

Uniform type of life form comprising biomes

A

Climax vegetation

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11
Q

8 types of Biomes

A
Tundra
Coniferous Forest
Broad-Leaved Deciduos Forest
Grassland
Sagebrush
Chaparral
Deserts
Tropical Rain Forest
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12
Q

The study of animal distribution and factors controlling it

A

Zoogeography

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13
Q

Animals living in an area

A

Fauna

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14
Q

Plants living in an area

A

Flora

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15
Q

Flora + Fauna

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Biota

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16
Q

Listing of plant forms

A

Vegetation

17
Q

Entire extent of land or water which species occurs

A

Geographic Range

18
Q

External factors that limit distribution

19
Q

Forms of Barriers

A

Physical
Climate
Biological

20
Q

Largest units of distribution

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Zoogeographic regions

21
Q

6 zoogeographic realms

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Australian
Paleotropic
Indomalayan
Paleartic
Nearctic
Neotropic