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Ecology

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the study of the interactions between organisms and the environment

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Biome

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a type of ecosystem that occupies a large geographic area

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Landscape

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several different ecosystems linked by exchanges of energy, materials, and organisms

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biosphere

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the sum of all the ecosystems and landscapes globally (all life on earth and where it lives)

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climate

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long term trends of weather conditions for a given area

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weather

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state of atmospheric conditions in a particular place at a particular time

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physical factors that affect climate

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TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION, sunlight, wind, rocks, soil ph, proximity to large bodies of water, volcanoes, mountains

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Latitudes

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cause temperature and precipitation differences

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Windward

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moist air rises and causes precipitation

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Leeward

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dry desert conditions occur on this side of the mountain

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ecotone

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biomes overlapping

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epiphytes

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plants that grow on the canopy or understory of a tree to obtain nutrients and water but do not harm the tree (COMMENSALISM)

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phytoplankton

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photosynthetic algae and bacteria which supply half the worlds oxygen supply

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zooplankton

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heterotrophs that are microscopic and cannot swim against the current

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photic zone

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receive light

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aphotic zone

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does not receive light

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benthic zone

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bottom of a body of water

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littoral zone

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shallow water close to the shore

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limnetic zone

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photic, open waters rich in phytoplankton

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profundal zone

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aphotic, open waters

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pelagic zone

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photic and aphotic zones together

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marine zone with depth of 2,000-6,000 meters

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abyssal zone

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benthos

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live in the benthic zone

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detritus

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dead organic matter

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detritivores

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feed on detritus

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thermocline

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layer of abrupt temperature change in lakes during the summer

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which lake temperature holds the most dissolved oxygen?

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4 degrees C- water is most dense

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lake turnovers

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occur in spring and fall- surface waters cool and become dense, then sink to the bottom of the lake, resulting in a mixing of waters

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ocean upwelling

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turnover in oceans that leads to large scale fish reproduction

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El Nino year

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everything’s bad- no ocean upwellings, low fish production, high tropical storms, high flood, high droughts

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increase dissolved oxygen

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moving water, cool water, low salinity, few photosynthetic organisms, little detritus, high light, low elevations/high pressure, shallow water

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oligotrophic

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few nutrients and high oxygen

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mesotrophic

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moderate nutrients and moderate oxygen

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eutrophic

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many nutrients and low oxygen

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anoxic

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inadequate oxygen supply

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estuary

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transition area between fresh water river and marine seawater

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stomata

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tiny pores on the underside of leaves used for cellular respiration and gas exchange during photosynthesis

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tundra/arctic/alpine

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north and south poles, high elevations
very cold, high winds, short growing season, permafrost
no trees or tall plants, few perennials, lichens, and mosses
few animals, some goats, bears, elk, marmot, birds, pika`

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taiga/coniferous forest/boreal forest

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Minnesota, Canada, Russia, Michigan
long harsh winter, hot summer, periodic fires
spruce, fir, pines
moose, deer, bear, bobcat, squirrel, chipmunk, eagle, woodpecker

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temperate deciduous/temperate broadleaf forest

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michigan ,mid latitude US
4 distinct seasons
deciduous trees, vertical layering of plants
deer, wolves, small mammals

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tropical rainforest

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panama, costa rica, north australia
2 meters of rain per year, nutrient poor soil
layered vegetation, kapok tree
bats, sloths, beetles, monkey, snake, frog

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temperate grassland/prairie

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the plains
annual fires, drought, nutrient rich soil
grasses dominate, few to no tree, crops
deer and bison (grazing herbivores)

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tropical savanna/grassland

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east africa, australia, south america
seasonal fires, rainy season, drought
few trees, grasses, forbs (flowers that pop up in grass)
zebra, lion, elephant, kangaroo

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chapparal

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southern california, south africa, spain
rainy winters and dry summers, seasonal fires
shrubs, small trees, grasses, herbs
browsers, deer, goats

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desert

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southwestern us, north africa
low precipitation, high day temps, low night temps
succulents
snake, lizard, scorpion, rodents

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