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Topic 2, the ecosystem - flashcards
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- 1EcosystemA community of interdependent organisms and the physical environment they inhabit
- 2CommunityA group of populations living and interacting with each other in a common habitat
- 3BioticLiving components within an ecosystem
- 4AbioticNon-living factors of an ecosystem
- 5Trophic levelPosition that an organism or a group of organisms in a community occupies in a food chain
- 6SpeciesA group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring
- 7PopulationA group of individuals of the same species living in the same area at the same time
- 8HabitatThe environment where a species normally lives
- 9NicheThe status of an organism within its environment and community - how it 'makes a living'
- 10BiomeA collection of ecosystems sharing common climatic conditions
- 11BiospehereThe part of the Earth that is inhabited by organisms
- 12ProductivityProduction per unit time
- 13Gross productivityTotal gain in energy or biomass per unit area per unit time
- 14Net productivityGain in biomass per unit area per unit time that remains after respiration
- 15Primary productivityProductivity by plants
- 16Secondary productivityProductivity in animals
- 17Net primary productivity (calculation)NPP = GPP - R
- 18Net secondary productivity (calculation)NSP = GSP - R
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- IB Diploma ESS (The Ecosystem) Flashcards on Topic 2, the ecosystem - flashcards, created by JonesKamel on 29/03/2014.
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