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Ecology Terms
Cycles
- Water Cycle
- Definition: the series of processes that cycle water through the biotic and abiotic environment
- Diagram of the Water Cycle
- Definition: the series of processes that cycle water through the biotic and abiotic environment
- Carbon Cycle
- Definition: the series of processes in which carbon is cycled through the lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere and the biosphere
- Diagram of the Carbon Cycle
- Definition: the series of processes in which carbon is cycled through the lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere and the biosphere
- Nitrogen Cycle
- Definition: the series of processes in which nitrogen compounds are moved through the biotic and abiotic environment
- Diagram of the Nitrogen Cycle
- Definition: the series of processes in which nitrogen compounds are moved through the biotic and abiotic environment
- Biogeochemical Cycle
- Definition: the movement of matter through the biotic and abiotic environment
- Cellular Respiration
- Definition: the process by which sugar and oxygen are converted into carbon dioxide and water to provide energy for the cell
- Diagram of Cellular Respiration
- Definition: the process by which sugar and oxygen are converted into carbon dioxide and water to provide energy for the cell
- Photosynthesis
- Definition: the process in which the suns energy is converted into chemical energy
- Diagram of Photosynthesis
- Definition: the process in which the suns energy is converted into chemical energy
- Water Cycle
Spheres
- Atmosphere
- Definition: layer of gases surrounding Earth
- Atmosphere
- Definition: layer of gases surrounding Earth
- Lithosphere
- Definition: Earth's solid outer layer
- LIthosphere
- Definition: Earth's solid outer layer
- Biosphere
- Definition: zone around Earth where life can exist
- Biosphere
- Definition: zone around Earth where life can exist
- Hydrosphere
- Definition: all of the Earth's water
- Hydrosphere
- Definition: all of the Earth's water
- Atmosphere
Types of Energy
- Light Energy
- Definition: visible forms of radiant energy
- Examples~ camp fire, light bulbs
- Definition: visible forms of radiant energy
- Radiant Energy
- Definition: energy that travels through empty spaces
- Examples ~ Boiling Water, Heating Units, X-rays, Campfires, Lighting Fixtures, Electricity, Cellphones, Sun etc.
- Definition: energy that travels through empty spaces
- Thermal Energy
- Definition: the form of energy that transferred during heating and cooling
- Examples~ coals burning, igniting gasoline, nuclear reaction
- Definition: the form of energy that transferred during heating and cooling
- Light Energy
Showing the Levels of Organisms
- Food Chain
- Definition: a sequence of organisms each feeding on the next, showing how energy is transferred from one organism to another
- Diagram of a Food Chain
- Definition: a sequence of organisms each feeding on the next, showing how energy is transferred from one organism to another
- Food Web
- Definition: a representation of the feeding relationships within a community
- Diagram of a Food Web
- Definition: a representation of the feeding relationships within a community
- Tropic Level
- Definition: the level of an organism in an ecosystem depending on its feeding position along the food chain
- Ecological Pyramid
- Definition: a representation of energy, numbers or biomass relationships in an ecosystem
- Diagram of the Ecological Pyramid
- Food Chain
Ecosystems
- Definition: living organisms and their physical and chemical environment
- Examples~ Terrestrial, Aquatic
- Sustainable
- Definition: an ecosystem that is maintained through natural processes
- Examples~ oceans, forests, deserts etc.
- Definition: an ecosystem that is maintained through natural processes
- Sustainability
- Definition: the ability to maintain an ecological balance
- Examples~ city parks, indoor soccer fields, zoo etc. (an ecosystem that is artificial)
- Definition: the ability to maintain an ecological balance
- Parts
- Abiotic
- Definition: non-living components of an ecosystem
- Examples~ air, water, rocks, light, temperature etc.
- Tolerance Range
- Definition: the abiotic conditions within which a species can survive
- Examples~ amount of precipation, temperature levels, green space, types of plants, different animal species
- Definition: the abiotic conditions within which a species can survive
- Definition: non-living components of an ecosystem
- Biotic
- Definition: living components of an ecosystem
- Examples~ animals (lions, frogs, dogs etc.), bacteria, plants (trees, flowers, bushes etc.) and more
- Definition: living components of an ecosystem
- Abiotic
- Biome
- Definition: a large geographical region defined by climate (precipitation & temperature with a specific set of biotic and abiotic factors
- Examples~ Tundra, Tropical Forest, Desert, Taiga, Marine/Freshwater
- Definition: a large geographical region defined by climate (precipitation & temperature with a specific set of biotic and abiotic factors
- Definition: living organisms and their physical and chemical environment
Living Organisms and Species within an Ecosystem
- Carrying Capacity
- Definition: the maximum population size of a particular species that a given ecosystem can sustain
- Examples~ humans on earth (4 million), plants taking over landspace within an ecosytem, too many of one animal that is killing off all their preys
- Limiting Factor
- Definition: any factor that restricts the size of a population
- Examples~ amount of; sunlight, landspace, tempeture range, water etc.
- Definition: any factor that restricts the size of a population
- Definition: the maximum population size of a particular species that a given ecosystem can sustain
- Ecological Niche
- Definition: the function a species serves in it's ecosystem including what it eats, what eats it and behaviour
- Examples~ Black Bear, feeds on; tender plant parts (nuts and berries), Insects and other small animals.. eat them; mainly human hunters.. behaviour; hibernation during winter, carry seeds "supplements" long distances
- Definition: the function a species serves in it's ecosystem including what it eats, what eats it and behaviour
- Biomass
- Definition: the mass of living organisms in a given area
- Examples~ 30 cows to 2 acres, stock density= 15000 lbs/acre
- Definition: the mass of living organisms in a given area
- Consumers
- Definition: an organism that obtains it's energy from consuming other organisms
- Example~ hawks eat lizards, pigs eat apples, snakes eat rats, humans eat meat
- Definition: an organism that obtains it's energy from consuming other organisms
- Producers
- Definition: an organism that makes it's own energy-rich food compounds using the suns energy
- Examples~ trees, plants, berries
- Definition: an organism that makes it's own energy-rich food compounds using the suns energy
- Carrying Capacity
Types of Relationships
- Mutualism
- Definition: an association between 2 different species in which both benefit from the association
- Example~ bee and pollen, dog and owner
- Definition: an association between 2 different species in which both benefit from the association
- Commensalism
- Definition: one organism benefits with no benefit or harm to the other
- Example~ algae grows on a turtle
- Definition: one organism benefits with no benefit or harm to the other
- Parasitism
- Definition: one organism benefits at the expense of the host
- Example~ tapeworms in the intestines of many animals, fleas and dogs, mosqitoes, tics/lice
- Definition: one organism benefits at the expense of the host
- Predation
- Definition: one species consumes another species
- Example~ lion and a gazelle, lynx and a snow hare
- Definition: one species consumes another species
- Mutualism
Biodiversity
- Definition: variety of life within an ecosytem
- Examples~ rainforest (varierty of tropical plants and animals)
- Equilibrium
- Definition: balance within an ecosytem
- Example~ predator-prey, too many of one predator could make the prey extinct.. the ecosystem has to be balanced to keep both species alive "snakes and rats"
- Definition: balance within an ecosytem
- Extinction
- Definition: animals dying off and not being able to come back
- Examples~ do do bird, dinosours
- Definition: animals dying off and not being able to come back
- Bioaccumulation
- Definition: accumulation of toxins inside a species
- Example~ mercury in dolphins
- Definition: accumulation of toxins inside a species
- Bioamplification
- Definition: the increase in concentration of a substance, as it moves higher up the food web
- Diagram of Bioamplification
- Definition: the increase in concentration of a substance, as it moves higher up the food web
- Definition: variety of life within an ecosytem
Bodies of water
- Oligotrophic
- Definition: a body of water that is low in nutrients
- Diagram of an Oligotrophic Ecosystem
- Definition: a body of water that is low in nutrients
- Eutrophic
- Definition: a body of water that is rich in nutrients
- Diagram of a Eutrophic Ecosystem
- Definition: a body of water that is rich in nutrients
- Watershed
- Definition: the land area drained by a particular river, also called a drainage basin
- Oligotrophic
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