The study of the interactions between organisms and their environment.

Evolutionary Adaptions

The genetic adaptation of a population to its environment through evolution.

The type of symbiosis in which one partner, the parasite, derives benefit from the other the host.

A non-living (physical or chemical) component of the environment.

Unrestricted population growth where the population grows at a faster rate with each successive generation

An essential factor whose short supply limits the growth of a population.

The Process in which one species evolves in response to another.

The type of symbiosis in which both partners benefit from the relationship.

A living component of an environment

The interaction that results when a resource is in short suply and one organism uses the resource at the expense of another.

The full range of ecological characteristics of a species, like its feeding habits, specific habitat, and reproductive strategy.

Organisms that live on the bottom.

The bottom above the continental shelf.

Intertidal (littoral) Zone

The area between the highest and lowest tide.

The bottom from a depth of approximately 4,000 m to 6,000 m.

The steps of transfer of energy from primary producers through consumers.

The pyramid-like relationship found in the pyramids of biomass, energy, and numbers of organisms in a food chain.

Chemical reactions which convert phosphate into insoluable phosphorus which settle to the sea floor.

Net Primary Production

The amount of organic carbon left over to fuel the food web after accounting for producers’ energetic needs.

The total mass of living organisms.

All of the interconnecting feeding relationships in a community.

Particles of dead organic matter.

Gross Primary Production

The total amount of organic carbon manufactured by primary producers.

The conversion of fixed nitrogen back to nitrogen gas.

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Term	Definition
Ecology	The study of the interactions between organisms and their environment.
Evolutionary Adaptions	The genetic adaptation of a population to its environment through evolution.
Parasitism	The type of symbiosis in which one partner, the parasite, derives benefit from the other the host.
Abiotic	A non-living (physical or chemical) component of the environment.
Exponential Growth	Unrestricted population growth where the population grows at a faster rate with each successive generation
Limiting Resource	An essential factor whose short supply limits the growth of a population.
Coevolution	The Process in which one species evolves in response to another.
Mutualism	The type of symbiosis in which both partners benefit from the relationship.
Biotic	A living component of an environment
Competition	The interaction that results when a resource is in short suply and one organism uses the resource at the expense of another.
Ecological Niche	The full range of ecological characteristics of a species, like its feeding habits, specific habitat, and reproductive strategy.
Benthic	Organisms that live on the bottom.
Subtidal Zone	The bottom above the continental shelf.
Intertidal (littoral) Zone	The area between the highest and lowest tide.
Abyssal Zone	The bottom from a depth of approximately 4,000 m to 6,000 m.
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.
Trophic Level:	Chemical reactions which convert phosphate into insoluable phosphorus which settle to the sea floor.
Net Primary Production	The amount of organic carbon left over to fuel the food web after accounting for producers’ energetic needs.
Biomass	The total mass of living organisms.
Food Web	All of the interconnecting feeding relationships in a community.
Detritus	Particles of dead organic matter.
Gross Primary Production	The total amount of organic carbon manufactured by primary producers.
Denitrification	The conversion of fixed nitrogen back to nitrogen gas.

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