Earth system Flashcards
(15 cards)
System
a group of interacting or interrelated elements that act according to a set of rules to form a unified whole.
Feedback
information about reactions to a product, a person’s performance of a task, etc. which is used as a basis for improvement.
Model
a system or thing used as an example to follow or imitate.
Biosphere
Biosphere 2 is an American Earth system science research facility located in Oracle, Arizona. Its mission is to serve as a center for research, outreach, …
Ecosystem
a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
Biome
is a biogeographical unit consisting of a biological community that has formed in response to a shared regional climate.
Organism
An individual form of life, such as a plant, animal, bacterium, protist, or fungus; a body made up of organs, organelles, or other parts that work together to …
Population
The term population biology has been used with different meanings. In 1971 Edward O. Wilson et al. used the term in the sense of applying mathematical …
Biotic Factor
A biotic factor is any living thing that has an effect on an ecosystem. Biotic means “pertaining to life.” A factor is something that influences another thing.
Abiotic Factor
Abiotic factor definition, a nonliving condition or thing, as climate or habitat, that influences or affects an ecosystem and the organisms in it: Abiotic …
Community
Each level helps convey how much COVID-19 is impacting your community using data on hospitalizations and cases. Using these data, communities are classified as …
Habitat
In ecology, the term habitat summarises the array of resources, physical and biotic factors that are present in an area, such as to support the survival and …
Niche
In ecology, a niche is the match of a species to a specific environmental condition. It describes how an organism or population responds to the distribution .
Biodiversity
In 2013, a study published in Science estimated there to be 5 ± 3 million extant species on Earth. Another study, published in 2011 by PLoS Biology, estimated …
Keystone Species
A keystone species is a species which has a disproportionately large effect on its natural environment relative to its abundance, a concept introduced in …
