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Biology note cards
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| WHAT IS ECOLOGY!!! | ecology iss the scientifinc study of interactions among organisims and between organisims and their enviorment and or surroundings |
| WHAT IS A BIOSPHERE!! | A BIOSPHERE CONTAINS COMBINED PORTIONS OF THE PLANET IN WHICH ALL LIFE EXISTS INCLUDING LAND, WATER, AND AIR OR ATMOSPHERE |
| WHAT IS A SPECIES! | A SPECIES IS A GROUP OF ORGANISIMS SO SIMILAR TO ONE ANOTHER THAT THEY CAN BREED AND CREATE FERTILE OFFSPRING |
| WHAT IS POPULATION | GROUP OF INDIVIDUALSTHAT BELONG TO THE SAME SPECIES AND LIVE IN THE SAME AREA |
| COMMUNITY | ASSEMBELAGES OF DIFFRENT POPULATIONS THAT LIVE TOGETHER IN A DEFINED AREA |
| ECOSYSTEM | A COLLECTION OF ALL ORGANISIMS THAT LIVE IN A PATICULAR PLACE. |
| AUTOTROPH | ORGANISIMS THAT USE ENERGY FROM SUNLIGHT AND CHEMICALS TO PRODUCE FOOD. |
| HETEROTROPH | ORGANISIMS THAT RELY ON OTHER ORGANISIMS FOR THEIR ENERGY AND FOOD SUPPLY. |
| FOOD WEB | A NETWORK OF COMPLEX INTERACTIONS FOR FOOD. |
| TROPHIC LEVEL | EACH STEP IN THE FOOD CHAIN. |
| BIOMASS | THE AMOUNT OF LIVING TISSUE WITHN A GIVEN TROPHIC LEVEL. |
| BIOGEOCHEMICHAL CYCLE | ELEMENTS CHEMICALS AND OTHER FORMS OF MATTER ARE PASSED FROM ON ORGANISIM TO ANOTHER FROM ONE BIOSPHERE TO ANOTHER. |
| LIMITING NUTRIENT | WHEN AN ECPSYSTEM IS LIMITED BY A SINGLE NUTRIRNT THAT IS SCARCE OR CYTCLES VERY SLOWLY. |
| WEATHER | DAY TO DAY CONDITION OF EARTHS ATMOSPHERE |
| CLIMATE | AVERAGE YEAR ROUND CONDITIONS OF TEMPERATURE. |
| GREEN HOUSE AFFECT | WHEN HEAT IS RETAINED BY THIS LAYER OF GREEN HOUSE GASES |
| BIOTIC FACTOR | THE BIOLOGICAL INFLUENECES ON ORGANISIMS WITH AN ECOSYSTEM. |
| ABIOTIC FACTOR | PHYSICAL OR NON LIVING FACTORS THAT SHAPE THE ECOSYSTEM |
| NICHE | FULL RANGE OF PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL CONDITIONS IN WHICH AND ORGANISIM LIVES AND THE WAY IN WHICH THE ORGANISIM USES THOSE CONDITIONS. |
| LOGISTIC GROWTH | WHEN POPULATION GROWTH SLOWS DOWN. |
| CARRYING CAPACITY | LARGEST NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS. |
| DEMOGRAPHY | THE STUDY OF HUMANB POPULATIONS |
| DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION | DRAMATIC CHANGE IN BIRTH AND DEATH RATES |
| GREEN REVOLUTION | WHEN MODERN AGRICULTURE WAS INTORDUCED |
| RENEWABLE RESOURCE | CAN REGENERAQTE IF THEY ARE ALIVE ORE CAN BE CHEMICALLY |
| POLLUTANT | A HARMFUL MATERIAL THAT CAN ENTER THE BIOSPHERE. |
| BIO DIVERSITY | SUM OF TOTAL GENETICALLY BASES VARIETY OF ALL ORGANISIMS. |
| BIO MAGNIFICATION | CONCENTRATES ON HARMFUL SUBSTANCES THAT INCREASE IN ORGANISIMS. |