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Biology Savage

WCHS Savage Biology Chapter 3

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10% law 90% in each level is lost, only 10% is used
Carrying capacity Number of organim's of one species that an environment can support indefinitely
Tiaga also called the boreal or northern coniferous forest
decidous brad leaf trees
biome a large group of ecosystems that share the same type of climax community
Climax community a stable, mature community that undergoes little or no change in species.
intertidal zone the portion of the shoreline that lies between the high and low tide lines
Terrestrial biome Tundra, tiaga, desert, grasslands, temperate, tropical rain forest, savanna, tropical seasonal forest, temperate rain forest
Marine biomes photic zone, aphotic zone, esturary, intertidal zone, freshwater, swamps, marshes
Range of tolerance the ability of a plant or animal to survive the environment
Habitat palce where an organism lives out its life.
Niche role or position a species has in its environment; incluedes all biotic and abiotic interactions as an animal meets its needs for survival
Permafrost layer of permanently fornzen ground that lies underneath the topsoil of the tundra
Photic zone portion of the marine biome that is shallow enough for sunlight to penetrate
Aphotic zone nonliving paprts of an organism's environment; air currents, temperature, moisture, light, soil are examples
3 parts of bioshpere Atomosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere.
Estuary coastal body of water, partially surrounded by land, in which freshwater and salt water mix.
Primary successsion takes place on land where no other organisms have ever lived
Secondary succession takes place after an excisting communities is severly disrupted in some way.
3 biotic factors air, food, shelter, reproductions or protection
3 abiotic factors currents, temperature, moisture, light and soil
Climate zones Artic zone, temperate zone, tropical zone
Artic zone 60 degrees N and 60 degrees S; cold and dry
Temperate zone Between 30 degree N and 30 degrees S; warm to hot summers, and cool to cold winters.
Tropical zone equator, warm and dry
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