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| the study of how organisms interact with each other and their environment |
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1. organisms
2. populations
3. communities
4. ecosystems
5. the biosphere |
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| how individuals interact with each other and their physical environment |
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| how & why population size changes over space & time |
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| how species interact & the consequences |
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| how energy & nutrients cycle through the environment |
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| how the biosphere is affected by global changes in nutrient cycling & climate |
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| a group of individuals of the same species that lives in the same area at the same time |
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| populations of different species that interact with each other within a particular area |
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| all the organisms in a particular region along with nonliving components |
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| not living components of an ecosystem |
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| a thin zone surrounding the earth where all life exists - the sum of all terrestrial & aquatic ecosystems |
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| the effort to study, preserve, & restore threatened genetic diversity in populations, species diversity in communities, & ecosystem function |
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| the study of how organisms are distributed geographically |
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| geographic distribution of organisms |
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| the living factors of an ecosystem |
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| the movement of individuals from their place of origin to the location where they live & breed as adults |
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| one not native to the environment |
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| an exotic species that is introduced to a new area, spreads rapidly, & competes successfully with native species |
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| the prevailing, long-term weather conditions found in an area |
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| the specific short-term atmospheric conditions of temperature, precipitation, sunlight, & wind |
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| a major cycle in global air circulation responsible for making the Amazon River basin wet & the Sahara Desert dry |
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| areas that receive dry air that loses its moisture after passing the crest of a mountain range |
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| regions characterized by distinct abiotic characteristics & dominant types of vegetation |
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| 4 abiotic conditions associated with the different biomes |
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1. temperature
2. moisture
3. sunlight
4. wind |
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| 2 things that determine the nature of a terrestrial biome that develops in a particular region |
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1. average annual temperature & precipitation
2. annual variation in temperature & precipitation |
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| net primary productivity/NPP |
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| the total amount of carbon that is fixed per year minus the amount that is oxidized during cellular respiration |
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| the total mass of living plants, excluding roots |
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| the number of grams of solute per kilogram of water |
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