Ecology 3 Flashcards

(6 cards)

1
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increasing concentration of toxic substances in organisms as tertiary levels rise

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Biomagnification

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2
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Ability of an ecosystem to start over after a disatster

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Succession

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3
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Occurs when a populations growth slows or stops following exponential growth rates

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Logistic growth

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4
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Preference towards something based on expierence

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Bias

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5
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A way to gather data in the ecosystem that eliminates biasses

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Random Sampling

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6
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Growth that becomes rapid in proportion to total growing number or size

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Exponential Growth

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