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Marine biologist voc
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ecology | The study of the interactions between organisms and their environment. |
| Evolutionary Adaptions | The genetic adaptation of a population to its environmet through evolution. |
| Benthic | Organisms that live on the bottom. |
| Food Chain | The steps of transfer of energy from primary producers through consumers. |
| Trophic Pyramid | The pyramid-like relationship found in the pyramids of biomass, energy, and numbers of organisms in a food chain. |
| Food Web | All of the interconnecting feeding relationships in a community. |
| Biotic | A living component of an environment. |
| Abiotic | A non-living (physical or chemical) component of the environment. |
| Abyssal Zone | The bottom from a depth of approximately 4,000 m to 6,000 m. |
| Gross Primary Production | The total amount of organic carbon manufactured by primary producers. |
| Denitrification | The conversion of fixed nitrogen back to nitrogen gas. |
| Ecological Niche | The full range of ecological characteristics of a species, like its feeding habits, specific habitat, and reproductive strategy. |
| Mutualism | The type of symbiosis in which both partners benefit from the relationship. |
| Logistic Growth | Population growth that is constrained by biotic or abiotic factors such as competition or nutrients. |
| Net Primary Production | The amount of organic carbon left over to fuel the food web after accounting for producer’s energetic needs. |
| Carrying Capacity | The maximum population size that can be sustained by the available resources in a given environment |
| Limiting Resource | An essential factor whose short supply limits the growth of a population. |