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Ch. 2 Principles of Ecology Review (Biology)

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Place in which an organism lives; spends majority of it's lifetime   Habitat  
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The presence of interbreeding individuals in one place at a given time   Population  
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A group of biological communities that interact with the physical environment   Ecosystem  
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Converting nitrogen from a gas to a solid/usable form by bacteria   Nitrogen fixation  
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The movement of chemicals on a global scale from abiotic through biotic parts of the environment   Biogeochemical cycle  
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Largest level of ecological organization   Biosphere  
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Smallest level of ecological organization   Organism  
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The wind blowing through branches is what type of factor in that environment?   Abiotic  
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The caterpillar eating the trees leaves is what type of factor in that environment?   Biotic  
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The process of pollination demonstrates what type of symbiotic relationship?   Mutualistic  
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What type of heterotroph is a snake?   Carnivore  
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How does ALL energy first enter an ecosystem?   Sun  
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Where is the largest concentration of nitrogen on earth found?   Atmosphere  
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A group of individual organisms of the same species is known as a(n)   Population  
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The study of interactions among organisms and their environment   Ecology  
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Collect energy from the sun; storing it for other organisms   Autotrophs  
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Act of one organism consuming another   Predation  
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Allows a scientist to represent or simulate a process or system   Model  
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Close relationship that exists when two or more species live together   Symbiotic relationship  
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Group of interacting populations   Biological community  
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Large group of ecosystems that share the same climate and have similar types of communities   Biome  
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Living factors in an organisms environment   Biotic factors  
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Nonliving factors in an organisms environment   Abiotc factors  
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Occurs when more than one organism uses a resource at the same time   Competition  
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Portion of the earth that supports life   Biosphere  
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Great examples of mutualistic relationships in nature; algae and a fungi   Lichens  
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Food chains and food webs represent what kind of data?   Qualitative  
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Ecological pyramids represent what kind of data?   Quantitative  
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Part of all organic compounds; major component of living things   Carbon  
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Inorganic nutrients ___ through the environment due to flow of energy in ecosystems   Cycle  
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Nutrient needs by organisms to produce proteins   Nitrogen  
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The current in the stream a salmon is swimming up to spawn is what time of factor in its environment?   Abiotic  
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Most life on earth is found where?   Northern hemisphere  
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Relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is unharmed/unaffected.   Commensalism  
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Type of relationship in which one organism benefits at the expense of the other   Parasitism  
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Ability to cause change; cannot be created or destroyed, simply transformed   Energy  
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Model which shows the many ways energy can flow through organisms   Food web  
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Simplified model representing the transfer of energy from organism to organism   Food chain  
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Each step in a food web or food chain   Trophic level  
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Eat fragments of dead matter int he ecosystem and return nutrients to the soil, air and water   Detritivores  
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Release enzymes to digest organic material around them and absorb the simplified nutrients   Decomposers  
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Anything that has mass or takes up space   Matter  
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Chemical substance that an organism must obtain from it's environment in order to sustain life   Nutrient  
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Total mass of living matter at each trophic level; decreases at each level   Biomass  
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Studies water processes, such as distribution in nature, water flow in a dam or river, etc.   Hydrologist  
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All organisms on earth rely on ___ water   Fresh  
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Bacteria in soil convert fixed nitrogen compounds back into nitrogen gas which returns to the atmosphere   Denitrification  
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Element that is essential for the growth and development of organisms; may be locked up in short or long term cycles   Phosphorous  
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