ECOLOGY

# OF LIVE BIRTHS PER THOUSAND OF A POPULATION PER YEAR

A HARMFUL SUBSTANCE INTRODUCED TO AN ECOSYSTEM

HOW PLANTS CONTRIBUTE TO THE WATER CYCLE

ALL ORGANIC MATERIAL IN AN ECOSYSTEM

PUT IN HIERARCHY ORDER: C,F,S,D,P,G,K,O

A COMPLEX, MULTIPLE PATHWAY OF FEEDING

THE PERCENT OF ENERGY USED ON EACH LEVEL OF THE ENERGY PYRAMID

THE ENERGY TRANSFERRED THROUGH AN ECOSYSTEM

THE ACCUMULATION OF LARGE AMOUNTS OF TOXINS (ex. pesticides) IN THE TISSUE OF CONSUMERS.

WHEN HETEROTROPHS GET THEIR ENERGY INDIRECTLY VIA EATING; THEY'RE CALLED

WHEN AUTOTROPHS MAKE THEIR ENERGY DIRECTLY VIA PHOTOSYN or CHEMOSYN; THEY'RE CALLED

RATIO OF DEATHS TO THE POPULATION IN A PARTICULAR AREA DURING A PARTICULAR TIME

AN OVERLAP OF 2 NICHES USING THE SAME LIMITING RESOURCES

THE CARBON CYCLE INCLUDES

THE PERCENT OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY PASSED TO EACH LEVEL ON THE ENERGY PYRAMID

THE SPECIES NOT NATIVE AND CAUSES HARM TO AN ECOSYSTEM

THE SPECIES NATIVE TO THAT ECOSYSTEM

INCREASED CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) TRAPPED IN OUR ATMOSPHERE FROM BURNING FOSSIL FUELS & ORGANISMS

THE SPECIES THATS IMPORTED TO THE ECOSYSTEM

PROTECTS OUR ATMOSPHERE FROM THE SUN'S UV LIGHT

THE ORGANISM THAT DOES THE HUNTING

GROUP OF ORGANISMS THAT BELONG TO SAME SPECIES AND LIVE IN SAME AREA.

POLAR ICECAPS ARE THE COLDEST B/C OF THE ___________

A TYPE OF SPECIES MOVING OUT OF A POPULATION

EXAMPLE OF A PRODUCER

THE NITROGEN CYCLE INCLUDES

MAXIMUM POPULATION SIZE THAT AN ENVIRONMENT CAN SUSTAIN

A RELATIONSHIP WHERE ONE BENEFITS AND THE OTHER IS NEITHER HARMED NOR HELPED

THE ORGANISM THAT IS HUNTED

A CURVE THAT SHOWS EXPONENTIAL GROWTH

NON LIVING FACTORS IN AN ECOSYSTEM

THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMMUNITY OF ORGANISMS THAT PREVIOUSLY HAD NO LIFE (ex. volcanic island)

A SINGLE/DIRECT PATHWAY OF FEEDING

EQUATOR IS THE WARMEST ZONE B/C OF ___________

AN ORGANISM'S WAY OF LIFE; HOW IT LIVES, MATES, DIET etc

EXAMPLE OF A SECONDARY CONSUMER

A RELATIONSHIP WHERE BOTH INDIVIDUALS BENEFIT

_________IS DONE TO REMOVE OLD, DEAD DETRITUS MATERIAL AND ENCOURAGE RENEWED GROWTH.

EXAMPLE OF A PRIMARY CONSUMER

BIOMES CLIMATE IS BASED FROM THEIR ___________

THE REPLACEMENT OF A COMMUNITY OF ORGANISMS FOLLOWING A DISRUPTION (ex. forest fire)

THE FACTORS (FOOD/SHELTER) THAT RESTRAIN THE GROWTH IN A POPULATION

HOW CROWDED A POPULATION IS

A CURVE THAT SHOWS THE CARRYING CAPACITY OF A POPULATION

EXAMPLE OF TERTIARY CONSUMER

THE AVAILABLE STORED ENERGY

RELATIONSHIP WHERE ONE IS HARMED AND ONE BENEFITS; LIVES/FEEDS ON A HOST

BROAD NICHE; CAN TOLERATE CHANGES IN CONDITIONS.

1ST SPECIES SUITED FOR A HABITAT

EXAMPLE OF ABIOTIC FACTORS

PHYSICAL ADDRESS WHERE AN ORGANISM LIVES

A COMMUNITY THAT REACHES ITS STABLE END POINT (carrying capacity)

A STATISTICAL MEASURE OF THE AVERAGE TIME AN ORGANISM IS EXPECTED TO LIVE.

NARROW NICHE; VERY SPECIFIC CONDITIONS

THE INTERACTION OF ORGANISMS IN THEIR ENVIRONMENT

THE RATE WHICH PRODUCERS CAPTURE ENERGY IN ECOSYSTEMS

THE GRADUAL REGROWTH OF A SPECIES IN A BARE AREA

LIVING FACTORS IN AN ECOSYSTEM

LONG TERM RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN DIFFERENT SPECIES LIVING IN CLOSE ASSOCIATION WITH ONE ANOTHER

A TYPE OF SPECIES MOVING INTO A POPULATION