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Ecology Posert

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Scientific study of interactions among arganisms and between organisms and their environment Ecology
Part of Earth in which life exists including land, water, and air or atmosphere Biosphere
Group of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring Species
Group of individuals of the same species that live in the same area. Population
Assemblage of different populations that live together in a defined area. Community
Collestion of all the organisms that live in A particular place together with their nonliving environment. Ecosystem
Organism that can capture energy from sunlight or chemicals and use it to produce its own food from inorganic compunds; also called a producer Autotroph
Organism that obtains energy from the foods it fucking consumes; also called a consumer Heterotroph
Network of complex interactions formed by the feeding relationships among the various organisms in a an ecosystem Food Web
Step in a food chain or food web Trophic Level
Total amount of living tissue within a given trophic level Biomass
Process in which elements, chemical compunds, and other forms of matter are passed from one organism to another and from one part of the biosphere to another Biogeochemical Cycle
Single nutrient that either is scarce or cycles very slowly, limiting the growth of organisms in an ecosystem Limiting Nutrient
Condition of Earth's atmoshpere at a particular time and place Weather
Average, year-after-year conditions of temperature and precipitation in a particular region Climate
Natural situation in which heat is retained in Earth's atmosphere by carbon dioxide, methane, water vapor, and other gases Green House Effect
Biological influence on organisms within an ecosystem Biotic Factor
Phsysical, or nonliving, factor that shapes an ecosystem Abiotic Factor
Full range of physical and biological conditions in which an organism lives and the way in which the organism uses those conditions Niche
Growth pattern in which a populations growth rate slows or stops following a period of exponential growth Logistic Growth
Largest number of individuals of a population that a given environment can support Carrying Capacity
Scientific study of human populations Demography
Change in a population from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates Demographic transition
The development of highly productive crop strains and the use of modern agricultural techniques to increase yields of food crops Green Revolution
Resource that can regenerate quickly and that is replaceable Renewable Resource
Harmful material that can enter the biosphere through the land, air, or water Pollutant
Biological diversity; the sum total of the variety of organisms in the biosphere Biodiversity
Increasing concentration of a harmful substance in organisms at higher trophic levels in a food chain or food web Biological Magnification
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