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| 13592429867 | Ecology: | scientific study of the interactions between organisms and the environment | 0 | |
| 13592438679 | what are the 2 main areas of study in ecology | distribution of organisms and abundance of organisms | 1 | |
| 13592447635 | population: | group of individuals of the same species living in an area | 2 | |
| 13592450495 | community | group of populations of different species in an area | 3 | |
| 13592454533 | ecosystem: | community of organisms in an area and the physical factors from which they interact | 4 | |
| 13592476729 | landscape: | a mosaic of connected ecosystems | 5 | |
| 13592489292 | biosphere | the global ecosystem, the sum of all the planets ecosystems | 6 | |
| 13592503515 | the interactions between organisms and the environment occur at various ___ | scales | 7 | |
| 13592508239 | organismal ecology | studies how an organisms structure and behavior meet environmental challenges | 8 | |
| 13592545524 | population ecology | focuses on factors affecting population size and diversity | 9 | |
| 13592550849 | community ecology | deals with species interactions in a community | 10 | |
| 13592570658 | ecosystem ecology: | emphasizes energy flow and chemical cycling among the biotic and abiotic companants | 11 | |
| 13592576698 | landscape ecology | deals with adjacent ecosystems and how they are arranged in a geographic region | 12 | |
| 13592625308 | global ecology | examines the influence of energy and materials on organisms across the biosphere | 13 | |
| 13592708390 | what constitutes an areas climate? | long-term prevailing weather conditions | 14 | |
| 13592752207 | 4 major componants of climate | temperature precipitation sunlight wind | 15 | |
| 13592755167 | macroclimate: | patters on the global, landscape, and regional level | 16 | |
| 13592760826 | microclimate: | very fine patters (like those encountered by the community of organisms underneath a fallen log) | 17 | |
| 13592781153 | what are global climate patterns determined by | input of solar energy and earths movement in space | 18 | |
| 13592831400 | latitudinal variation: | angle of the sun | 19 | |
| 13592831401 | seasonal variation | the tilt of the earth | 20 | |
| 13592845075 | what drives air circulation and precipitation patterns | high solar radiation near equator | 21 | |
| 13592972903 | describe the climate of bodies of water | they have a moderate climate because of waters high specific heat | 22 | |
| 13592991727 | labrador current | a cold ocean current flowing down from the north | 23 | |
| 13592994993 | gulf stream | A warm ocean current that flows from the Gulf of Mexico northward through the Atlantic Ocean | 24 | |
| 13593207257 | How do mountains affect climate? | By affecting airflow; air moving toward mountains rises, cools and releases moisture as a rain shadow. | 25 | |
| 13593215424 | Where does seasonality occur | away from equator | 26 | |
| 13593425545 | features of microclimate affect... | shade, evaporation, or wind pattern | 27 | |
| 13593431876 | Biomes: | earths major ecosystem types | 28 | |
| 13593435169 | 2 biomes on earth | terrestrial biomes aquatic biomes | 29 | |
| 13593495693 | what are terrestrial biomes characterized by | predominant vegetation | 30 | |
| 13593500059 | what are aquatic biomes characterized by | physical environment | 31 | |
| 13602691626 | what has a strong influence on distribution of plant species | climate | 32 | |
| 13602695841 | climograph | A plot of the temperature and precipitation in a particular region that shows the impact of climate | 33 | |
| 13602742591 | What results in different biomes | a particular combination of temperature and precipitation | 34 | |
| 13602781276 | terrestrial biomes are often named for ___ | predominant vegetation | 35 | |
| 13602865229 | what organisms characterize terrestrial biomes? | communities of microorganisms, fungi, animals, and plants that adapted to the environment | 36 | |
| 13602877031 | area of integration between 2 biomes: | ecotone | 37 | |
| 13602885708 | vertical layering: | Layers of a biome - such as an upper canopy, low-tree layer, shrub understory, ground layer of herbaceous plants, forest floor, and root layer in a forest. |  | 38 |
| 13602891655 | what does vertical layering provide? | multiple habitats for animals | 39 | |
| 13602897364 | What causes change in biomes? | disturbances like fire, flooding, or human activity | 40 | |
| 13602908502 | 8 types of terrestrial biomes | Tropical Forests Deserts Savannas Chaparrals Temperate grasslands Northern coniferous forest Temperate broadleaf forest Tundra | 41 | |
| 13602932013 | equatorial: | near the equator, constant temperature | 42 | |
| 13602983055 | location of tropical forests | near equator with consistant temp |  | 43 |
| 13603006596 | 2 types of tropical forests | rain forest and dry forest | 44 | |
| 13603010135 | vegetation and animals of tropical forests: | tons of vegetation, immense layered animals | 45 | |
| 13603012543 | location of deserts | 30º latitude |  | 46 |
| 13603023854 | weather of deserts | little precipitation | 47 | |
| 13603027116 | vegetation and animals of deserts | vegetation: low scattered plants with drought tolerance animals: water conservation adaptations | 48 | |
| 13603040301 | convergant evolution | when two structures have similar functions but different evolutionary origins | 49 | |
| 13603047096 | location of savannas | equitorial |  | 50 |
| 13603047097 | weather of savannas | warm temp, seasonal rain | 51 | |
| 13603050094 | vegetation and animals of savannas | vegetation: scattered trees, grasses animals: migratory animals due to seasonal droughts | 52 | |
| 13603070644 | location of chaparrals | midlatitude coasts |  | 53 |
| 13603076734 | weather of chaparrals | dry summers | 54 | |
| 13603079452 | vegetation of chaparrals: | shrubs, small trees, grasses | 55 | |
| 13603083791 | temperate grasslands location | midlatitude |  | 56 |
| 13603091167 | weather of temperate grasslands | wet summers | 57 | |
| 13603180754 | vegetation and animals of temperate grasslands | vegetation: grasses and forbs animals: large grazers like bison and burrowers like prairie dogs | 58 | |
| 13603197398 | location of northern coniferous forests (taiga) | northern latitudes |  | 59 |
| 13603207906 | weather of northern coniferous forests | cold winters, hot summers, variable rain | 60 | |
| 13603259778 | vegetation of northern coniferous forest | conifers dominant | 61 | |
| 13603279761 | temperate broadleaf forest location | midlatitude northern hemisphere |  | 62 |
| 13603304384 | temperature of temperature broadleaf forest | cold winters, hot summers, average rain | 63 | |
| 13603312112 | vegetation of temperate broadleaf forests | broadleaf trees and herb layer | 64 | |
| 13603346259 | location of tundra | arctic |  | 65 |
| 13603351590 | weather of tundra | high winds, low temps | 66 | |
| 13603359742 | vegetation and animals of tundra | vegetation: mosses, grasses, forbs in permafrost animals: caribou, migratory birds, wolves | 67 | |
| 13603384459 | what are aquatic environments mainly characterized by? | physical and chemical environment | 68 | |
| 13603392467 | 2 zones of light penetration in water | photic and aphotic |  | 69 |
| 13603587643 | Open water is called: Bottom water is called: | open: pelagic bottom: benthic | 70 | |
| 13603592743 | what is bottom water called in marine water | abyssal | 71 | |
| 13603656148 | distance from shore and water depth in lake: | littoral vs limnetic |  | 72 |
| 13603685619 | distance from shore and water depth in oceans | intertidal, neritic, oceanic | | 73 |
| 13603730031 | aquatic zonation | Different levels in the water | 74 | |
| 13603735690 | Does temperature vary in oceans over time? | yes it varies throughout summer and winter | 75 | |
| 13603805636 | temperatures of layers in water | upper warmed by sun, thermocline middle layer of abrupt temperature changes, and lower layer remains cold | 76 | |
| 13603818996 | middle layer of water is called: | thermocline | 77 | |
| 13603825819 | turnover: | mixing of layers of water that occurs in the spring and fall | 78 | |
| 13603887565 | estuaries: | transition area between river and sea | 79 | |
| 13603890783 | intertidal zone: | periodically submerged and exposed by the tides | 80 | |
| 13603893707 | oceanic pelagic: | open blue water, constantly mixed by wind-driven oceanic currents | 81 | |
| 13603899231 | coral reefs: | shallow water off the coast of tropical islands | 82 | |
| 13603915417 | what symbiotic relationship occurs in coral reefs | mutualism between animal corals and algae | 83 | |
| 13603919398 | marine benthic zone: | Seafloor, cold, dark, high pressure | 84 |
