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ECOLOGY TEST

IM PASSING WIT AN A AND NO HANDSSSS

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carbon molecules making their way through the environment moves through carbon based compounds that eventually cycle back to atmosphere
nitrogen molecules making their way through the environment usually in the atmosphere enters ecosystem through plants as nutrients
how much energy does the level above it get 10 percent
why is each level smaller than the level beneath it each level has less energy to support it
energy moves through an ecosystem and where does it go energy is moved between organisms and is always being used
how does the greenhouse affect happen gases in the atmosphere trap the suns heat
dependent factors limiting factor that depends on population size
density dependent factor affects population regardless of the population size
immigration movement of individuals into an area
emigration movement of individuals out of a population
what is a populations geographic distribution the area inhabited by a population
another term for geographic distribution range
what is population density number of individuals per unit area
when does exponential growth happen the individuals in a population reproduce at a constant rate
when does logistic growth happen when a populations growth slows or stops following a period of exponential growth
what is the carrying capacity of the environment for a particular species the largest number of individuals that the given environment can support
primary succession establishment of a community in an area of bare rock that does not have topsoil
secondary succession orderly and predictable change that takes place after a community of organisms has been removed but the soil remains
uvb radiation causes skin cancer
competition when individuals within a population compete with one another to obtain the same resources
competitive exclusion two species that need the same resources cant coexist in the same location
ecology the study of interactions between organisms
biotic factor a organism in a ecosystem
abiotic factor nonliving components of an ecosystem
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