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Ecosytem organization Flashcards

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Biotic components

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living components of the environment eg other organisms

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Abiotic components

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non living components of the environment eg sunlight water

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Ecology

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study of many or individual organisms and their interactions with one another and how abotic factors effects it

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species

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organisms that breed with one another to produce fertile offspring

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mule offspring

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infertile

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Population

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a group of individuals of the same species living in specific area at the same time

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Community

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individuals and populations interacting at a given area
interactions between members of different populations ex competition and predators

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Ecosystem

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Biotic factor and abiotic factors living together and interact

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why is prey level higher than predator on graph

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bc prey is lower on food chain and more energy is available

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Biosphere

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All the ecosystems in the world and their interactions

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examples of abiotic factors

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water sun rocks

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examples of biotic factors

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trees grass berriers etc

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Taxonomy

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the science of classification according to the presumed relationship among organisms

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Aristotle classified organism how

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inti 2 groups plants and animals

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6 kingdoms of life include

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Archaea, Bacteria,Protista,Fungi,Plantae,Animalia

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Archaea kingdom is

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Prokaryote: single celled, without nucleus, capable of living in extreme environments like hot springs salt lakes and thermal hot vents

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Bacteria kingdom is

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Prokaryote generally very different from archaebacteria

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Protista kingdom is

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Eukaryotes have nucleus Unicellular and multicellular consisting of autotrophs & heterotrophs

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Eukaryotes

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have nucleus and other organelles

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Prokaryote

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single celled without nucleus

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Fungi kingdom

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Eukaryotes di not move obtain molecules released by enzymes

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Plantae kingdom

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Eukaryotes capable of photosynthesis and dint move sessile

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Animalia kingdom

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Eukaryotes ingest food heterotrophs

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New classification above kingdoms > domains are

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Eukaryotes bacteria and archaea

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levels of classification

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DKPCOFGS

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Binomial Nomenclature

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twi word naming system where genus appears first and species second

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Dichotomous key

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Identifies organisms by makingbintjvsmaller groups

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Climate

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avrage weather conditions in particular region over period of time usually 39 ys ir more
determined by precipitation and temperature

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Biomes

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Large ecosystems plotted based on annual temp and precipitation

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Terrestrial biomes

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On land

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Aquatic biomes

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lakes rivers

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Habitats

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within biomes where vegetation zones are different

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Niche

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The role that members of a species play in a community and the total range of abiotic and biotic factors basically job in ecosystem

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Aquatic ecosystems classify as

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Littoral, Benthic, Profundal, Limnetic

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Littoral

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close to shore

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Benthic

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lower levels of a body of water

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Profundal

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deep zones ni light penetration

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Limnetic

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open well lit surface waters

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where’s most life found in ehat aquatic zone

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limnetic

40
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Limmiting factors

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things thatcstop populations from growing unlimited fashion

41
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Limiting factirs competition is split into

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infraspecific and interspecific

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biotic limiting factirs

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competitors predation and parasitism

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Intra specific competition

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within populations

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interspecific competiton

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between population

45
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how are species bamed in ecology test

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Genus then species
ex lupus americanus

46
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what does a niche describe

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a organisms job in environment their food predators pray and life

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