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1.the earth rotation schedule around the sun, the various "seasons"
2. earth receives an uneven distribution of solar energy b/c of its curvature
3. Solar radiation near equator affects global patterns of wind and rain
4. prevailing winds result from combined effects of rising and falling air masses and earth's rotation
5. oceans moderate the climate of nearby land
6. mountains cause rising air to cool and fall as rain |
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| evaporation of water from sea--> movement of water vapor( clouds by wind)--> precipitation over the land--> flow of water from land to sea. Water can also be evaporated and transpiration can occur over the ocean and land |
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| a group of similar organisms of different species who interact with each other |
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| the interactions between organisms and the abiotic factors of the environment |
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| interaction of multiple ecosystems |
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| abundance ( studying populations) |
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| number of individual species in a population/ area |
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| density ( studying population) |
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| the number of individual species per unit area or volume |
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| distribution ( studying population) |
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| the geographic area where individual species occur |
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| dispersion ( studying population) |
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| the way individuals are spaced within their area ( distribution) area |
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| accelerating increase in size when growth is unlimmited |
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| populations growth slow as a result of limiting |
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| density dependent regulations |
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| factors related to increasing population size cause birth rates to decline and death rates to rise |
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| the series of events from birth through reproduction |
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| organisms which reproduce only once in a lifetime ( more likely in unstable environments) |
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| organisms which reproduce numerous times during its life history |
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| interspecific interactions |
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| relationships between 2 species in a community |
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| types of interspecific relationships |
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competition
mutualism
predation
herbivory
parasites |
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| intraspecific interactions |
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| relationships between organisms of the same species |
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| the sum of an organisms use of the biotic and abiotic resources in its environment |
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| interspecific competition |
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| 2 niches of 2 populations overlap and both populations need a resource that is in short supply |
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| relationship that benefits both partners |
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| predator consumes another organism. Predator benefits and produces adaptation in prey |
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| benefits the herbivore and sometimes harms the plant. |
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| a series of reciprocal evolutionary adaptation in 2 species |
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an organism that lives on another and takes nutrients from it
- ectoparasites live on the outside of a host
- endoparasite live on the inside of the host. |
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