14757319393 | biota | biotic factors | 0 | |
14757321018 | organismal ecology | studies how an organism's structure, physiology, and (for animals) behavior meet environmental challenges | 1 | |
14757321626 | community | All the different populations that live together in an area | 2 | |
14757323909 | ecosystem ecology | deal with energy flow and chemical cycling among various biotic and abiotic components | 3 | |
14757325680 | landscape ecology | focuses on the exchanges of energy, materials, and organisms across multiple ecosystems | 4 | |
14757326404 | precautionary principle | prevention is better than cure | 5 | |
14757342121 | dispersal | the movement of organisms from one place to another | 6 | |
14757348126 | why is distribution limited? | certain biotic+abiotic factors that occur in one area may not occur in another. temperature, water, sun, wind, soil | 7 | |
14757358262 | macroclimate | Patterns on the global, regional and local level. | 8 | |
14757359114 | Microclimate | The climate of a very small area, like under a log | 9 | |
14757363090 | Oceans and large lakes moderate climate because... | water evaporates during the day and cools the air at night | 10 | |
14757366266 | lake turnover | The yearly rising and sinking of cold and warm water layers in a lake | 11 | |
14757367062 | thermocline | a layer in a large body of water, such as a lake, that sharply separates different water temperatures | 12 | |
14757370199 | photic zone | upper layer of the oceans where the sun shines | 13 | |
14757372121 | aphotic zone | layer of the oceans below the photic zone where no light shines | 14 | |
14757373337 | detritus | Dead organic matter | 15 | |
14757373338 | Benthos | organisms that live attached to or near the ocean floor | 16 | |
14757374048 | benthic zone | the muddy bottom of a lake, pond, or ocean | 17 | |
14757376334 | wetland | an ecosystem in which water either covers the soil or is present at or near the surface for at least part of the year | 18 | |
14757377184 | oligotrophic lake | A nutrient-poor, clear, deep lake with minimum phytoplankton. (like Adirondacks lake) | 19 | |
14757379345 | eutrophic lake | Lake with a large or excessive supply of plant nutrients, mostly nitrates and phosphates (like LGC) | 20 | |
14757383196 | littoral zone | the shallow zone of soil and water in lakes and ponds where most algae and emergent plants grow | 21 | |
14757383981 | limnetic zone | a zone of open water in lakes and ponds farther from shore | 22 | |
14757393839 | Estuary | where river meets ocean | 23 | |
14757395872 | intertidal zone | the area of shoreline revealed between low and high tides | 24 | |
14757396912 | Oceanic Palegic Zone | open ocean | 25 | |
14757397693 | coral reef | The most diverse marine biome on Earth, found in warm, shallow waters beyond the shoreline. | 26 | |
14757398435 | marine benthic zone | ocean floor, near deep sea vents | 27 | |
14757400669 | Climograph | A plot of the temperature and precipitation in a particular region. | 28 | |
14757401338 | canopy | Dense covering formed by the leafy tops of tall rain forest trees | 29 | |
14757402575 | ecotone | The transition from one type of habitat or ecosystem to another, such as the transition from a forest to a grassland. | 30 | |
14757402576 | tropical rainforest | lots of rain, lots of species, humans are killing it | 31 | |
14757410911 | desert | An extremely dry area with little water and few plant | 32 | |
14757412416 | savanna | warm year round, distinct wet/dry seasons, large mammals, scattered trees and other plants | 33 | |
14757418052 | Chaparral | A biome of dense, spiny evergreen shrubs and small trees found at midlatitudes along coasts; mild, rainy winters and long, hot, dry summers. | 34 | |
14757423422 | temperate grassland | a biome that is dominated by grasses, has few trees, and is characterized by cold winters and rainfall that is intermediate between that of a forest and a desert | 35 | |
14757425644 | coniferous forest | a biome characterized by conifers, cone-bearing evergreen trees | 36 | |
14757428178 | temperate broadleaf forest | a biome located throughout midlatitude regions where there is sufficient moisture to support the growth of large, broadleaf deciduous trees | 37 | |
14757428766 | tundra | cold and dry. artic | 38 |
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