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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   show
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show Population  
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A group of biological communities that interact with the physical environment   show
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Converting nitrogen from a gas to a solid/usable form by bacteria   show
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show Biogeochemical cycle  
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show Biosphere  
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show Organism  
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The wind blowing through branches is what type of factor in that environment?   show
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The caterpillar eating the trees leaves is what type of factor in that environment?   show
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The process of pollination demonstrates what type of symbiotic relationship?   show
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show Carnivore  
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How does ALL energy first enter an ecosystem?   show
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show Atmosphere  
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A group of individual organisms of the same species is known as a(n)   show
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The study of interactions among organisms and their environment   show
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Collect energy from the sun; storing it for other organisms   show
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Act of one organism consuming another   show
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show Model  
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show Symbiotic relationship  
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Group of interacting populations   show
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Large group of ecosystems that share the same climate and have similar types of communities   show
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Living factors in an organisms environment   show
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show Abiotc factors  
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Occurs when more than one organism uses a resource at the same time   show
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Portion of the earth that supports life   show
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show Lichens  
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Food chains and food webs represent what kind of data?   show
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Ecological pyramids represent what kind of data?   show
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show Carbon  
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Inorganic nutrients ___ through the environment due to flow of energy in ecosystems   show
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Nutrient needs by organisms to produce proteins   show
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The current in the stream a salmon is swimming up to spawn is what time of factor in its environment?   show
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Most life on earth is found where?   show
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show Commensalism  
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show Parasitism  
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Ability to cause change; cannot be created or destroyed, simply transformed   show
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Model which shows the many ways energy can flow through organisms   show
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Simplified model representing the transfer of energy from organism to organism   show
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show Trophic level  
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Eat fragments of dead matter int he ecosystem and return nutrients to the soil, air and water   show
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show Decomposers  
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show Matter  
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Chemical substance that an organism must obtain from it's environment in order to sustain life   show
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Total mass of living matter at each trophic level; decreases at each level   show
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show Hydrologist  
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show Fresh  
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show 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   show
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