the scientific study of interactions among organisms and between organisms and their environtment.

part of earth in which life exists including land, water, and air or atmosphere

group of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring.

group of individuals of the same species that live in the same area.

assemlage of different populations that live together in a defined area

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

organism that can capture energy from sunlight or chemicals and use it to produce its own food from inorganic compounds; also called a producer,

organism that obtains energy from the foods it consumes also called consumer.

network of complex interactions formed by the feeding relationships ampng the various organisms in an ecosystem.

step in a food chain or food web.

total amount of living tissue within a givin tropical level.

process in which elements chemical compounds and other forms of matter are passed from one organism to another and from one part of the biosphere to another

single nutrient that either is scarce or cycles very slowly limiting the growth of organisms in an ecosystem

condition of earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place.

averafe, year after tear conditions of temperature and precipitaaion in a particular

natural situation which heat is retained in earths atmosphere by CO2 methane water vapor and other gases.

biological influences on oranisms within an ecosystem.

non-living chemical and physical factors in the environment

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

growth pattern in which a populations growth rate slows or stops following a period of exponential growth

largest number of individuals of a population that a given environment can support

scientific study of human populations

demographic transition

change in a population from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates

the development of highly productive crop strains and the use of modern agricultural techniques to increase yields of food crops.

resource that can regenerate quickly and that is replaceable.

harmful material that can enter the biosphere through the land, air, or water

biological diversity: the sum total of the variety of organisms in the biosphere

biological magnification

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

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ecology	the scientific study of interactions among organisms and between organisms and their environtment.
biosphere	part of earth in which life exists including land, water, and air or atmosphere
species	group of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring.
population	group of individuals of the same species that live in the same area.
community	assemlage of different populations that live together in a defined area
ecosystem	collection of all the organisms that live in a particular place, together with their nonliving environment
autotroph	organism that can capture energy from sunlight or chemicals and use it to produce its own food from inorganic compounds; also called a producer,
heterotroph	organism that obtains energy from the foods it consumes also called consumer.
food web	network of complex interactions formed by the feeding relationships ampng the various organisms in an ecosystem.
tropical level	step in a food chain or food web.
biomass	total amount of living tissue within a givin tropical level.
biogeochemical cycle	process in which elements chemical compounds and other forms of matter are passed from one organism to another and from one part of the biosphere to another
limiting nutrient	single nutrient that either is scarce or cycles very slowly limiting the growth of organisms in an ecosystem
weather	condition of earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place.
climate	averafe, year after tear conditions of temperature and precipitaaion in a particular
greenhouse effect	natural situation which heat is retained in earths atmosphere by CO2 methane water vapor and other gases.
biotic factor	biological influences on oranisms within an ecosystem.
abiotic factor	non-living chemical and physical factors in the environment
niche	full range og physical and biological conditions in which an organism lives and the way in which the organism uses those conditions.
logistic growth	growth pattern in which a populations growth rate slows or stops following a period of exponential growth
carrying capacity	largest number of individuals of a population that a given environment can support
demography	scientific study of human populations
demographic transition	change in a population from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates
green revolution	the development of highly productive crop strains and the use of modern agricultural techniques to increase yields of food crops.
renewable resource	resource that can regenerate quickly and that is replaceable.
pollutant	harmful material that can enter the biosphere through the land, air, or water
biodiversity	biological diversity: the sum total of the variety of organisms in the biosphere
biological magnification	increase concentration of harmful substance in organisms at higher trophic levels in a food chain or food web.

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