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First Quarter Flashcards

1
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Abiotic

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not derived from living organisms.

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Aerobic

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requires oxygen

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anaerobic

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does not require oxygen

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autotroph

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an organism that uses solar or chemical energy to make its own food

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Biocapacity

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capacity of ecosystems to renew what people demand

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Biodiversity

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total of the genetically based variety of all organisms in the biosphere

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Biogeochemical Cycles

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cycle of matter between biotic and abiotic things in the environment

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Biomass Pyramid

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the representation of total living biomass at different trophic levels in an ecosystem

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Biome

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a group of ecosystems with similar climates and organisms

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Biosphere

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all parts of the Earth in which life exists, including land, water, and the atmosphere.

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decomposer

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an organism that breaks down wastes and dead matter

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dependent variable

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a variable that changes in response to changes in an independent variable

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desert

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am extremely dry area with little water and few plants

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Easter Island

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A small, volcanic island located in the South Pacific Ocean

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Ecological Defecit

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Ecological Footprint exceeds the regions Biocapacity

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Ecological Niche

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a habitat and way of life to which a particular organism is adapted.

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Ecological Overshoot

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when human demand exceeds the regenerative capacity of an ecosystem

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18
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Ecology

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the study of how living things interact with each other and their environment

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Ecosystem

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the interaction of a community of ogranims and their abiotic enviroment

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Energy Pyramid

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a graphical representation of the energy found within the trophic levels of an ecosystem.

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Experimental Groups

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the group on which the experimental procedure is performed

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Externailities

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a cost/benefit of a good/service that isnt part of that price

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food chain

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a series of direct steps in which organisms transfer energy by eating

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food web

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several interrelated food chains

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generalist species

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species with a broad ecological niche

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herbivore

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organism that gets energy by eating only plants

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heterotroph

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an organism that gets energy from what it eats because it cant make its own food

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hypothesis

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a testable prediction implied by a theory

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Indicator Species

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species that serve as early warnings that an ecosystem is being damaged

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independent variable

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a variable that stands alone and isn’t changed by the other variables you are trying to measure

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intrinsic value

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value of an organism regardless of its usefulness to people

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k-selected species

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species that only produce a few offspring but invest a lot of time and energy so they can reach reproductive age

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keystone species

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species an organism that helps hold the system together

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mutualism

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a relationship between two species in which both species benefit

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nitrogen cycle

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the transfer of nitrogen from the atmosphere to the soil, to living organisms and back

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numbers pyramid

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shows the number of organisms at each trophic level in a given ecosystem

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omnivore

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organism that eats both plants and animals

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parasitism

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a relationship between two organisms where one benefits and the other is harmed

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phosphate

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A form of phosphoric acid, which contains phosphorus

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phosphorous cycle

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the movement of phosphorus between land and water

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photosynthesis

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conversion of light energy from the sun into chemical energy

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pioneer species

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the first species to poulate an area

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population

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a group of organisms in the same species living in the same area

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predation

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interaction where one organism kills another for food

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primary consumer

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an organism that east producers

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primary production

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amount of light energy converted to chemical energy by autotrophs

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producer

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An organism that uses the energy of the Sun to produce usable forms of energy.

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R-selected species

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species that produce large numbers of offspring in a short period

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resource partitioning

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when species divide an ecological niche to avoid competition for resources

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respiration

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inhalation and exhalation of air

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secondary consumer

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an organism that eats primary consumers

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specialist species

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species that have narrow niches and are more vulnerable

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species diversity

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number of different species in the biosphere

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species evenness

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the relative proportion of different species in a given area

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species richness

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the number of different species in a community

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sustainability

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the ability to keep in existence or maintain

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symbiosis

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a relationship in which two different organisms live in close association with each other

58
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Tertiary consumer

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an organism that feeds only on secondary consumers

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threatened species

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a species that could become endangered in the near future

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trophic cascade

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an ecological phenomenon triggered by the addition or removal of top predators and dramatic changes in the food chain or web

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trophic level

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a level in a food chian or web

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trophic level efficency

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the ratio of the biological production on one trophic level to the next lower level

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tragedy of the commons

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people acting in their own interest use up commonly available resources creating disaster for communities.

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utilitarian value

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value from a product that helps teh consumer with task

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water cycle

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the continuous movement of water within the Earth and atmosphere ex: precipitation and evaporation

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biotic

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relating/resulting from living things

67
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carbon cycle

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movment of carbon from nonliving to living things in the enviroment

68
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carnivore

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organism that obtains energy by eating animals

69
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commensalism

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a reltionship where one organism benefits and the other in unaffected

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commons

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resources belonging to a whole community

71
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competition

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the struggle between organisms to survive in a habitat with limited resources

72
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constant

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variable that doent change

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control group

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group that is not exposed to treatment in an experiment

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controlled experiment

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an only one variable is manipulated at a time in an experiment

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