Scientific study of interactions among organisms and between organisms and their environment, or surroundings

The combined portions of the planetin which all of life exists, including land, water, and air.

A group of organisms so similar to one another that they can breed and produce fertile offspring.

Groups of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area.

assemblages of different populations that live in a defined area

A collection of all organisms that live in a particular place together with their nonliving, or physical, environment

Capture energy from sunlight or use chemicals and use that energy to produce food.

Organisms that rely on other organisms for their energy and food supply.

when the feeding relationships among various organisms in an ecosystem form a network of complex interactions

each step in the food chain or food web

The total amount of living tissue within a given trophic level

Elements, chemical compounds, and other forms of matter are passed from 1 organisms to another and from 1 part of bioshphere to another

when an ecosystem is limited by a single nutrient that is scarce or cycles very slowly.

day to day condition of earths atmoshpere at a praticular time and place

refers to average, year after year condition of temperature and precipitation in a particaulr condition

The natural situation in which heat is retained by this layer of green house gasses.

The biological influences on organisms within an ecosystem.

Physical or non-living factors that shape ecosystems.

The area where an organism lives.

The full range of physical and biological condidtions in which an organism lives and the way in which the organism uses those conditions.

Logistic growth occurs when a population's growth slows or stops following a period of exponential growth.

The scientific study of human populations.

Demographic Transition

A dramatic change in birth and death rates.

Modern agricultural techniques, such as the use of chemical fertilizers.

Renewable Resources Can regenerate if they are alive or can be replenished by biochemical cycles if they are non-living.

A harmful material that can enter a bioshpere through the land, air, or water.

The sum total of genetically based variety of all organisms in the biosphere.

Biological Magnification

Concentrations of a harmful substance increase in organisms at higher trophic levels in a food chain or food web.

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Ecology	Scientific study of interactions among organisms and between organisms and their environment, or surroundings
Biosphere	The combined portions of the planetin which all of life exists, including land, water, and air.
Species	A group of organisms so similar to one another that they can breed and produce fertile offspring.
Population	Groups of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area.
Community	assemblages of different populations that live in a defined area
Ecosystem	A collection of all organisms that live in a particular place together with their nonliving, or physical, environment
Autotroph	Capture energy from sunlight or use chemicals and use that energy to produce food.
heterotroph	Organisms that rely on other organisms for their energy and food supply.
food web	when the feeding relationships among various organisms in an ecosystem form a network of complex interactions
trophic level	each step in the food chain or food web
Biomass	The total amount of living tissue within a given trophic level
biogeochemical cycle	Elements, chemical compounds, and other forms of matter are passed from 1 organisms to another and from 1 part of bioshphere to another
Limiting nutrient	when an ecosystem is limited by a single nutrient that is scarce or cycles very slowly.
Weather	day to day condition of earths atmoshpere at a praticular time and place
Climate	refers to average, year after year condition of temperature and precipitation in a particaulr condition
Green House Effect	The natural situation in which heat is retained by this layer of green house gasses.
Biotic Factors	The biological influences on organisms within an ecosystem.
Abiotic Factors	Physical or non-living factors that shape ecosystems.
Habitat	The area where an organism lives.
Niche	The full range of physical and biological condidtions in which an organism lives and the way in which the organism uses those conditions.
Logistic Growth	Logistic growth occurs when a population's growth slows or stops following a period of exponential growth.
Demography	The scientific study of human populations.
Demographic Transition	A dramatic change in birth and death rates.
Green Revolution	Modern agricultural techniques, such as the use of chemical fertilizers.
Renewable Resource	Renewable Resources Can regenerate if they are alive or can be replenished by biochemical cycles if they are non-living.
Pollutant	A harmful material that can enter a bioshpere through the land, air, or water.
Biodiversity	The sum total of genetically based variety of all organisms in the biosphere.
Biological Magnification	Concentrations of a harmful substance increase in organisms at higher trophic levels in a food chain or food web.

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