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Introduction to Ecology and the Biosphere - Scope of Ecology (50A) Flashcards

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Introduction to Ecology and the Biosphere

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193002820ecologythe scientific study of the interactions between organisms and their environment
193002821abiotic factorsNon-living chemical and physical factors such as temperature, light, water, and nutrients
193002822biotic factorsthe living components
193002823ecological timeminutes, months, years
193002824evolutionary timedecades, centuries, millenia, and longer
193002825organismal ecologythe behavioral, physiological, and morphological ways individuals interact with the environment
193002826populationa group of individuals of the same species living in a particular geographic area
193002827population ecologythe study of factors that affect population size and composition
193002828communityconsists of all organisms of all the species that inhabit a particular area
193002829community ecologyexamines the interactions between populations, and how factors such as predation, competition, and disease affect community structure and organization
193002830ecosystemconsists of all the abiotic factors in addition to the entire community of species that exist in a certain area
193002831ecosystem ecologythe energy flow and cycling of chemicals among the various abiotic and biotic components
193002832landscape ecologythe array of ecosystems and their arrangement in a geographic region
193002833landscape/seascapeconsists of several different ecosystems linked by exchanges of energy, materials, and organisms.
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