Chapter 30 Ecology Flashcards
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all members of same species in same area
population
study of the interactions between microbes and animals and everything
ecology
all different populations in same area
community
microbes account for blank percent of biomass
50%
close physical relationship between two or more different organisms of two or more different species
symbiosis
one member of relationship is harmed and other benefits
parasitism
both species benefit relationship
mutualism
one species benefits and the other is neither harmed nor helped relationship
commensalism
total number of different species present
species richness
proportion of each species in an ecosystem
species abundance
two gases of major importance to microbes
oxygen, carbon dioxide
this defines where strict aerobes/anaerobes reside
dissolved oxygen content
blank concentration varies with depth and temperature
oxygen
in colder temperatures, there is blank oxygen
less
oxygenic phototrophs suspended freely in water including algae and cyanobacteria and live where light is available in upper levels
phytoplankton
species of freshwater attached to the bottom or sides of a lake or stream
benthic species
middle level of lakes
profundal level
land level of lake
littoral level
water from the surface to the depth to which light penetrates
photic zone
breakdown of blank results in mixing which causes blank
thermocline, blooms
there is a transfer of blank between trophic levels
nutrients
semi enclosed coastal region where the river meets the sea
estuaries
there is a mixing of blank and blank in estuaries
salt water, fresh water
estuarine waters are calm and blank
nutrient rich