Details Title: Chapter 4 Description: ecosystems Total Flash Cards: 18 Created: 10/19/2008 16:31:03		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Environmental Studies Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term organism Definition any form of life Term A population Definition same species Same area Same time Term Community Definition made up of populations (living things) Term ecosystems Definition Community with non-living things Term biosphere Definition all ecosystems together Term atmoshere Definition thin layer of air around the planet Term troposphere Definition lower part of atmosphere Term stratosphere Definition Upper portion of atmosphere (contains ozone) Term hydroshpere Definition contains earth's water Term lithoshpere Definition earth's crust/upper mantle Term bioshpere Definition where things can live Term lithoshpere Definition earth's crust/upper mantle Term bioshpere Definition where things can live Term Life depends on what three things? Definition solar energy Recycling of matter Gravity Term How much of the sun's energy does the earth receive? Definition one-billionth Term biomes Definition distinct climate Lifeforms Vegetation Forests deserts grasslands Term ecotone Definition merge of two biomes Term four components to biodiversity Definition generic diversity Species diversity Ecological diversiy Functional diversity