Ecology and the Environment Unit 2 Test Review

region of evergreen, coniferous forest below arctic and subarctic tundra regions

area that is periodically underwater or soil contains great deal of moisture

region far North & South, long winter and very low temperatures

states that energy can not be created or destroyed

area where fresh water mixes with salt water from the ocean

organisms release water as waste during

number and variety of organisms in a given area during a specific period of time

wise us of and preservation of natural resources

diagram that shows an ecosystem loss of energy

 zone that describes the deepest of the ocean zones

suns heat causes water to turn into vapor

species that colonizes an uninhabited area and that start a process of succession 

ability to cause change

which in an example of an abiotic factor

increase in amount of nutrients, such as nitrates, in a marine or aquatic ecosystem

movement of water between the atmosphere, land, oceans and living things

anything that has mass and takes up space

region with few woody shrubs and trees, fertile soil and receives moderate amounts of rainfall

primary succession does not begin with

a property of nutrients that shows it is matter

increase in proportion of a population living in urban areas rather than that in rural areas

relpacement of one type of community by another at a single location over a period of time

cycling of nitrogen between organisms, soil, water and the atmosphere

careful and responsible management of a resource

region characterized by very dry climate and extreme temperatures

movement of carbon from the nonliving environment into living things and back

majority of this occurs between the oceans and the atmosphere

riding a bike instead of driving a car is an example of doing this for natural resources

description of soil in a desert biome

region characterize by specific type of climate & certain styles of plant and animal comunities