Vocab Flashcards
The parts of earth were life exists
Biosphere
Groups of ecosystems with a similar climate
Biomes
All the living and not living components of an area
Ecosystem
All the various biotic factors in an area
Community
A group of individuals that belong to the same species that live in the same area
Population
Similar organisms that can interbreed and produce viable offspring
Species
The study of interactions among organisms and their environment
Ecology
A non living component of an ecosystem
Abiotic
A living component of an ecosystem
Biotic
The variety of biotic and And a biotic factors in an ecosystem
Biodiversity
In organisms roll or job in an ecosystem
Niche
The number of individuals per unit area
Population density
The spatial distribution of individuals within the population
Dispersion
Describes a population that is increasing rapidly
Exponential
Any factor that restrains the growth of a population
Limiting factor
The number of individuals the environment can support over a long period Of time
Carrying capacity
A model of population growth in which the growth slows or stops following a period Of exponential growth
Logistics growth
Powerful indirect interactions that can control entire ecosystems occurring when a trophic level in food web is suppressed
Trophic cascade
An organism that helps to define an entire ecosystem
Keystone species
The process in which elements chemical compounds and other forms of matter are passed from one organism to another and form one part of the biosphere to another
Biogeochemical cycles
A type of succession that occurs when a community forms in an area that was previously uninhabited
Primary succession
A type of succession that occurs in an area that was previously occupied by a community that was destroyed
Secondary succession
The first species to arrive after a destruction of an ecosystem
Pioneer species
A resource that replenishes itself over time
Renewable
