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ECOSYSTEMS Flashcards

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Is broadly described as anything that affects an organism in its lifetime

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Environment

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Branch of biology that studies the interactions between organisms and their environment

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Ecology

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Composed of the organism in an area that are interacting with both biotic and abiotic

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Ecosystem

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4
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Organization of ecological system

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Individual, population, community, ecosystem, biome

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The smallest unit of an ecosystem. Made up of smaller components of atoms and molecules arranged in an organized and hierarchical manner.

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Organism

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6
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Group of organisms of the same species form

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Population

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7
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Various species constitute different population of species and form a

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Community

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8
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It includes the living organisms ( all the population) in an area and the non living aspects of the environment

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Ecosystem

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A geographic area on earth that J’s classified based on the plant and animal species that live in it

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Biome

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Made up of the parts of the earth where life exists

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Biosphere

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despite being tagged as one of 17 countries in the world to be “megadiverse” The Philippines suffers from the

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Rapid loss of diversity

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12
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IUCN

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International Union for conservation of nature

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13
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Is a linear sequence of organisms through which energy and nutrients pass as one organism feed on another organism

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Food chain

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14
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Is the network of interconnected food chain

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Food web

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15
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Two major types of ecosystem

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Natural and artificial

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16
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More diverse in terms of species than artificial ecosystem, which have limited, usually targeted species

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Natural ecosystems

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It results the interaction between organisms and their environment. Composed of biotic and abiotic

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Natural ecosystems

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18
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Two types of natural ecosystems

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Terrestrial or aquatic

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19
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Are land based interactions of biotic and abiotic factors in a given geographic area

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Terrestrial

20
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Are water based and they can be classified as freshwater or marine ecosystems

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Aquatic

21
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Interaction between living and non living components

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Ecosystem

22
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Is a specific geographic area notable for the species that live here

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Biome

23
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Species diversity is lower than a biome

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Ecosystem

24
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Greatly affected by climactic factors such as ice, rainfall and snow

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Biome

25
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-140-450cm of annual rainfall.
-richest ecosystem on land, which experience high temperature and highprecipitation
-2 000 000 plant and animals

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Tropical rainforest

26
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-50-125cm rainfall
-tropical or subtropical grassland with seasonal rainfall and widely spaced trees or shrubs
-transitional ecosystem

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Savanna

27
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20-40cm rainfall
-scarce and unpredictable rain
-sparse vegetation and very limited animals that can survive by having inactive stages

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Desert

28
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-found halfway between the equator and the poles. Also called prairies
-soils are deep and fertile, often highly productive when converted into agricultural areas

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Grassland

29
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-mild but seasonal climates, plentiful rainfalls
- eastern United States
- deer, bears and raccoons

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Temperate deciduous forest

30
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-found along coastline with temperate climates
-common vegetation includes spruce, pines, and redwoods

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Temperate evergreen forest

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One of the largest biomes on earth
- prolonged and severe winters with very limited precipitation
Deer, wolves, bears

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Taiga

32
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Above taiga, little rain or snow
Few trees grow, permafrost (soil ice)

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Tundra

33
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Fresh water ecosystem can be categorized as

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Stationary or running

34
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Large bodies of freshwater that are relatively still or stationary

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Lakes

35
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Also stationary but smaller in sixe

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Pond

36
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Shallow part of the lake have variety of flowering plants such as cattails

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Littoral zone

37
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Part of lake with ni rooted vegetation

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Limnetic zone

38
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These are intermediate habitats between freshwater and terrestrial environment

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Freshwater wetlands

39
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Shallow wetlands found along river

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Marshes

40
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Look very much like flooded forest

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Swamps

41
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It makes up to 71% of Earth’s surface

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Marine ecosystems

42
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Photosynthetic activity is limited to the well lit, uppermost layer referred to as

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Photic zone

43
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Permanently dark because sunlight cannot reach it

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Aphotic zone

44
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It do not use sunlight to manufacture their own food

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Chemoautotrophs

45
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Ocean meets land

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Intertidal zone

46
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It goes farther from the land, which constitute the open ocean

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Pelagic zone

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