Term
|
Definition
| Study of interactions between abiotic and biotic factors |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The dependence of every organisms on it connections with other living and nonliving parts of the environment.
|
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Part of Earth where live exist |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A community of organisms and their abiotic environment. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Variety of species that live and interact in one habitat. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Group that can interbreed in a given area. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Place where an organisms lives. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Non-living factors in an environment. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A graph of the performance of an organisms versus the value of an environmental variable. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Response change to the environment. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Temperature of the organism changes with that of the environment. Ectotherm would be an example of this organism. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Endothermic organisms whose can generate body heat through metabolism and and maintain a constant body temperature despite temperature changes in the animal's environment. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| State of reduced activity during periods of unfavorable conditions such as winter or drought. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Movement from one location to another |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Role of an organism in its habitat |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Species with a broad niche and can tolerate a range of conditions and use a variety of resources. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
A species within a narrow niche.
Example Koala - eats eucalyptus leaves |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Makes organic molecules from inorganic material. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Producing carbohydrates from inorganic molecules |
|
|
Term
| Gross primary productivity |
|
Definition
| Rate which producers capture energy by producing organic compounds. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Organic material produced in an ecosystem |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Rate which biomass accumulates in the ecosystem. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| User of resources for food. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| What organisms need to carry out essential functions such as growth, movement, maintenance, repair and reproduction. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Eats waste. Examples vultures, dune beetles, bacteria and fungi. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Breaks down complex molecules into simpler molecules making nutrients available again. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Groups the organism's position in a sequence of energy transfer. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Found in the first trophic level |
|
|
Term
| Predators / Secondary consumer |
|
Definition
| Found in the 3rd or 4th tropic level. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Generic term for the types of organism found in the 2nd tropic level. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Feeds on dead or waste of organism |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Breaks down dead organic matter. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The reason why a food chain doesn't usually exceed three to four levels is because only about ____ of the total energy is transferred. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A diagram that shows the feeding relationships among organisms in an ecosystem. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A single pathway of feeding relationships that results in energy transfer. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Three main processes of this cycle is evaporation, transpiration and precipitation. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Two processes are involved in this process: photosynthesis and cellular respiration. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The release of water vapor into the air through the stromata. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Where water vapor is released from the surface of bodies of water. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The formation of ammonia compounds in the soil by action of bacteria on decaying matter. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Process by which nitrites and nitrates are produced by bacteria in the soil. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Release of nitrogen from nitrogen-containing compounds by bacteria in the soil. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| This mineral dissolves in the water and soil when rocks erode / or from waste from organisms. Plants absorb this mineral. |
|
|
