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APSM Biology 4.1-4.4

APSM CA Biology Quiz 9 Ecology part 1

TermDefinition
Biome Group of communities/ecosystems that have similar species and abiotic factors
Biosphere The name for the living part of the entire planet
Community collective term for all the living things in an ecosystem
Ecology study of how living things interact with one another & their environment
Ecosystem small area in a biome that has its own specific environmental conditions & living organisms
Population Local group of organisms of the same species
Autotrophs organisms that produces its own food using an inorganic energy source; producers
Chemosynthesis using enzymes to break the inorganic bonds and convert the energy
Consumers organisms that cannot make their own food & get energy from producers; heterotrophs
Decomposers bacterium or fungus that feeds on detritus by secreting enzymes that break it down into simpler molecules
Heterotrophs organisms that cannot make their own food & get energy from producers; consumers
Photosynthesis process whereby a plant’s chloroplasts capture the energy of light & convert it to chemical energy
Producers organisms that produces its own food using an inorganic energy source; autotrophs
Compounds a substance that contains two or more chemical elements
Condensation Part of the water cycle that makes clouds
Elements simplest forms of matter, cannot be decomposed into simpler substances by ordinary chemical processes
Energy ability to do work
Evaporation process in which liquid water enters the atmosphere as water vapor
Matter substance that has mass and takes up space
Precipitation Rain or snow
Abiotic factors Nonliving environmental factors
Drainage how well an area drains water
Humus solid material left behind when organic remains are decomposed
Rain Shadow Dry microclimate on the downwind side of a tall mountain
Slope how steep an area is
Soil Alters local climate factors to make microclimates
Topography Alters local climate factors to make microclimates
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