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Ecosystems Flashcards

1
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It is the study of interactions between individual organisms and their environment

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Ecology

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2
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What year and who created the word ecology

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Ernst Haeckel, 1869

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It is the study of the individual organism or an individual species and its population, also called “species ecology”

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Autecology

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It is the study of groups of organisms which are associated together as a unit, also called “ecology of communities”

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Synecology

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5
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It relates organism with various groups of organisms and their inter-relationship

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Population Ecology

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6
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It deals with the genetic make-up of species in relation to the environment

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Gene Ecology

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7
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It includes ecology and taxonomic groups as microbial ecology

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Taxonomic Ecology

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It is the study of organisms and interactions in the water

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Aquatic Ecology

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It includes ocean, deep sea, estuary

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Marine Water Ecology

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It includes lectic or running water (river, stream, spring) and lentic or standing water (pond and lake)

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Freshwater Ecology

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It is the study of organisms and interactions in the land

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Terrestrial Ecology

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12
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Examples of Terrestrial Ecology:

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Dessert Ecology
Forrest Ecology
Grassland Ecology

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13
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Examples of animals in the Aquatic Ecology:

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Shellfish
Shark
Turtles
Blue whale
Plankton
Corals

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14
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Examples of animals in the Fresh Water Ecology:

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Snails
Worms
Turtles
Frogs
Alligators
Beavers
Otters
Snakes

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15
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Examples of animals in the Grass Land Ecology:

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Elephants
Bison
Cheetahs
Gazelles
Lions
Tigers

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16
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Examples of animals in the Forest Ecology:

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Foxes
Monkeys
Sloth
Black Bear
Dear
Eagle
Capybara

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17
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Examples of animals in the Desert Ecology:

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Camel
Meerkat
Vultures
Scorpions
Rattlesnake

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18
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Four Importance of Ecology:

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Conservation of Environment
Resource Allocation
Energy Conservation
Eco-Friendliness

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19
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Who proposed the word Ecosystem and in what year

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Arthur George Tansley, 1935

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20
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It is a structural and functional unit where the living organisms interact with each other

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Ecosystem

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21
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What are the two main components of the Ecosystem:

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Biotic Factors
Abiotic Factors

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22
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It is the living factor of an ecosystem

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Biotic Factors

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23
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Example of Biotic Factors:

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Bacteria
Fungi
Plants
Animals

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24
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It is the non-living chemical and physical factors of an ecosystem

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Abiotic Factors

25
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Examples of Abiotic Factors:

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Sunlight
Soil
Air
Moisture
Minerals

26
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What are the three types of biotic factors

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Producers
Consumers
Decomposers

27
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Type of biotic factor that produces food themselves

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Producers

28
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Type of biotic factor that gets food by feeding on other organisms

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Consumers

29
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What are the four types of consumers:

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Herbivores (Plants)
Carnivores (Meat)
Omnivores (Plants & Meat)
Detritivores (Dead Organisms)

30
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Examples of Detritivores:

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Earthworms
Millipedes
Dung beetles
Crabs
Sea cucumbers

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Examples of Producers:

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Plants
Trees

32
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Type of biotic factor that acquires nutrition from breaking down organic matter into organic compounds

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Decomposers

33
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Examples of Decomposers:

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Fungi
Insects
Earthworms
Bacteria
Snails

34
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Examples of Abiotic Physical Components:

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Sunlight
Solar Intensity
Rainfall
Temperature
Wind speed
Water availability
Soil Texture

35
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Examples of Abiotic Chemical Components:

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Major Essential Nutrients:
Carbon
Nitrogen
Phosphorus
Potassium

Micronutrients:
Iron
Zinc
Copper
Salt

Toxic Substances:
Pesticide

36
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Examples of Limiting Factors:

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Competitors
Disease and Parasites
Fires
Available Habitat
Predators

37
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It is the Maximum number of Individuals of a species that an ecosystem can support

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Carrying Capacity

38
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What are the Five types of Interactions between organisms:

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Competition & Predation
Commensalism
Parasitism
Mutualism
Amensalism

39
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Type of interaction where one entity hunts another animal to suffice its nutritional requirements

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Competition & Predation

40
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Type of interaction where one entity benefits while the other is neither harmed nor benefited

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Commensalism

41
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Type of interaction when one entity benefits from other entities which is harmed, but not necessarily killed

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Parasitism

42
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Type of interaction where both species involved in the interaction are benefited

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Mutualism

43
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Type of interaction where one population finds itself in danger the other population is not majorly affected

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Amensalism

44
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Examples of Competition and Predation

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Predation:
Snake and Rats
Orca and Seals

Competition:
Lions and Vultures

Competition and Predation:
Cheetah
Lion

45
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Examples of Commensalism:

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Orchids growing in Branches
Whales and Barnacles
Sharks and Remora/Sucker Fish

46
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Examples of Parasitism:

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Fungi
Leeches
Tapeworm
Fleas
Lice

47
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Examples of Mutualism:

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Sea Anemones and Clownfish
Flowers and Bees
Humans and Bacteria

48
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Examples of Amensalism:

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Animal Stampede over a Field of Plants
Grazing Cattle and Insects

49
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Is the ultimate source of energy

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Sun

50
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It utilizes the sun’s energy

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Plants

51
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It is passed from producer to different consumers

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Energy

52
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Food Chain Cycle:

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Sunlight - Producers - Primary consumers - Secondary consumers - Tertiary Consumers

53
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Examples of Primary Consumers:

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Insects
Mice
Cows
Horses
Butterflies
Hare

54
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Examples of Secondary Consumers:

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Dogs
Cats
Owls
Foxes
Snakes
Sardines
Clown Fish

55
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Examples of Tertiary Consumers:

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Tuna
Sharks
Lions
Hawks
Foxes
Eagles

56
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It is a network of interconnected food chains, it comprises of all the food chains in a single ecosystem

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Food Web

57
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It is the primary producer in the marine environment

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Phytoplankton

58
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Functions of the Ecosystem:

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Supports life systems
Regulates ecological processes
Cycles nutrients
Cycles minerals through the biosphere
Exchange of Energy
Synthesis of Organic Components

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