Module #10: Ecology Flashcards
Population
A group of interbreeding organisms coexisting together
Ecology
The study of the interactions between living and non living things
Community
A group of populations living and interacting in the same area
Ecosystem
An association of living organisms and their physical environment
Biome
A group of ecosystems classified by climate and plant life
Primary Consumer
An organism that eats producers
Secondary consumer
An organism that eats primary consumers
Tertiary consumer
An organism that eats secondary consumers
Ecological pyramid
A diagram that shows the biomass of organisms at each tropic level
Biomass
A measure of the total dry mass of organisms within a particular region
Transpiration
Evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant
Watershed
An ecosystem where all water runoff drains into a single body of water
The Greenhouse effect
The process by which certain gasses (principally water vapor, carbon dioxide, and methane) trap heat that would otherwise escape the earth and radiate into space
What are the ways that oxygen is taken from the air?
Ozone formation, rusting metals and minerals, fire, and respiration ( main )
What are some ways oxygen is added to the air?
Ozone destruction, water vapor destruction, photosynthesis (main)
