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Bio Chapter 50 Vocab

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The bottom terrain of an aquatic habitat Benthic zone
Aquatic organisms that live on or spend a majority of their life at the bottom Benthos
Dark, hot, anaerobic volcanic vent in the deep ocean Deep-sea hydrothermal vent
Dead organic material Detritus
The location pattern of organisms within a set area Dispersal
The study of energy and matter flow and recycling in an ecosystem Ecosystem ecology
The border and transition from one biome into another Ecotone
The zone between high and low tide Intertidal zone
Terrestrial ecosystems linked by energy and matter transfers Landscape
In a lake or a pond, photic zone waters away from the shore Limnetic zone
In a lake or pond, photic zone waters adjacent to the shore Littoral zone
Large scale changes in climate, climate of an entire region Macroclimate
Small scale changes in climate, climate of a small area such as a burrow Microclimate
Region of the ocean lying over the continental shelf Neretic zone
Most of the oceanic waters away from the shore Oceanic pelagic zone
Region of the ocean beyond the continental shelf Oceanic zone
Study of how an organism's anatomy/physiology aid survival in their environment Organismal ecology
Variations in environmental conditions in an ecosystem Patchiness
Study of populations in relation to their environment Population ecology
Cautiously considering outcomes of actions on the environment Precautionary principle
Tropical grassland biome with scattered trees and a dry and rainy season Savanna
Aquatic ecosystems linked by matter and energy transfers Seascape
Biome of deciduous broadleaf trees Temperate broadleaf forest (ours)
Area of abrupt temperature transition with depth in aquatic habitats Thermocline
Zone between 23.5 degrees north and south of the equator Tropics
The mixing of water as a result of changing temperature profiles Turnover
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