Exam 1 Flashcards
Organismal Level of Study
individual interactions with their environment
Population level of study
a group of individuals of the same species living in a specific area
Community level of study
interactions among different species in a specific area
Ecosystem level of study
interactions between communities and their environments
Landscape level of study
mosaic of connected ecosystem
Global level of study
biosphere
Weather
short, brief
Climate
long, over time
Adiabatic Cooling
warm, moist air in tropics rises, expands and cools, then drops rain
what creates Hadley cells
adiabatic cooling
Coriolis Effect
wind turns because of the direction of the earth
Rain shadow effect
air rises over mountains and cools –> rain falls
dry air creates desert conditions (rain shadow)
Guild
a group of organisms that occupy similar ecological roles in a community
Niche
an n dimension description of resources, habitat and lifestyle of a species
how organisms use biotic and abiotic resources
Richness
the number of species comprising a community