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ENVI 101 Unit 2 Flashcards

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Prokaryotic Cells

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Bacteria, enclosed by a membrane, no nucleus

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Eukaryotic Cells

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All other life besides bacteria, enclosed by a membrane, nucleas, specialized internal structures

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Three domain classification system

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Bacteria, archaea, eukarya

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Taxonomic Classification

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Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

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Kingdoms

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Eubacteria, Archaebacteria, Plants, Fungi, Animals, Protists

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Protists

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Diatoms and protozoans

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Species

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Group of living organisms with characteristics that distinguish it from others and produce fertile offspring

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Species diversity

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The number and abundance of different species living in an ecosystem

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Species richness

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The number of different species

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Species evenness

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A measure of the comparative abundance in an ecosystem

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Genetic diversity

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Variety of genes within a population or in a species

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Biomes

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Large regions distinguished by climate, plant, and animal life

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Eight major biomes

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Tropical forest, savanna, temperate grasslands, desert, shrublands, temperate forest, conifer forest, tundra

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Core habitats

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Center of a biome

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Edge habitats

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Edge of a biome

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Ecological niche

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Total use of biotic and abiotic resources for a species in its environment

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Habitat

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Place in which a species lives

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Generalists

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Broad niches, can live in many places, eat anything, tolerate wide range of conditions

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Specialists

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Narrow niches, more prone to extinction

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Native species

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Naturally occur in a region where they evolved

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Nonnative species

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Species that migrate deliberately into an ecosystem

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Invasive species

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A species that causes ecological or economic harm to a new environment where it is not native

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Indicator species

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Provide early warnings of changes in environmental conditions, represent the health of an ecosystem

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Keystone species

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Has a large effect on the types and abundance of other species in an ecosystem, relative to their size

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Example of a keystone species

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Wolves in Yellowstone, controlled elk populations, which restricted killing of trees by elk

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Trophic cascade

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Top predator controls the populations of the trophic levels below them

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Adaptive trait

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Improves the ability of an organism to survive and reproduce compared to other individuals in the population

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Heritable trait

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Passed from one generation to the next

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Allele

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Form of a gene

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30
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Mutations

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Changes in the coded genetic information in your DNA

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Bilateral symmetry

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Divisible in symmetrical halves

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Amniotes

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Embryo develops in an amnion

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Speciation

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When one species evolves into two or more different species

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Geographic isolation

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Different groups of the same population of a species become physically isolated from one another for a long time

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Reproductive isolation

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Mutations and changes in the gene pool from natural selection operate independently in the geographically isolation populations

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Artificial selection

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Scientists change the genetic characteristics of populations with similar genes, ex. selective breeding

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Endemic species

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Species only found in one area

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Grasses

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Photosynthetic tissue because little energy is required for support tissues (stems)

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Shrubs

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A plant with multiple woody, persistent stems (no central trunk) and under 4m tall

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Trees

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Will invest more resources in stems and other supporting structures, increased height and access to light

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Deciduous leaves live…

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for only a single growing season / year

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42
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Evergreen leaves live…

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beyond a year

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43
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Needle-leaf evergreen grow in…

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environments where the growing season is very short (higher latitudes)

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Tropical rainforests

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Dominated by broadleaf evergreen plants, between 10 degrees N and S, temperatures warm all year and rain happens daily

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Dry tropical forests

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Undergoes a dry season, length of season based on latitude

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Savanna

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Mainly grasses with trees or shrubs, warm temperatures with distinct seasonality in precipitation, many large herbivores

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Grasslands

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Occur in the midlatitudes in midcontinental regions where annual precipitation is reduced as air masses move inland

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Grasslands evolved under…

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the selective pressure of grazing

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Deciduous temperate forests

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Dominate the wetter regions in temperate areas, high annual rainfall

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Conifer forest

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Cone-bearing trees, snowy winter

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Chaparral / Shrublands

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Found along the western margins of the continents between 30 and 40 degrees latitude, hot, dry summers with at least one month of drought, leading to fires, cold moist winters

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Alpine tundra

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Lower latitudes in higher mountains, severe environment with strong winds, snow, and fluctuating temperatures

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Arctic Tundra

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High latitudes and cold temperatures, most vegetation short and mainly belowground

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Ecological succession

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The gradual change in species composition in a given terrestrial or aquatic system

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Primary succession

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Begins in environments that lack organic matter and have not been altered, ex. lava field, newly exposed glacial till

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Secondary succession

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Occurs where there has been organic matter that went through a disturbance that removed most or all of the existing community, ex. fires, tornados, logging

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Facilitation

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Pioneer species modify environment making it more suitable for later species

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Inhibition

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Competition determines succession

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Tolerance

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Shade-tolerant species begin to flourish

60
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Water covers ____ of the Earth’s surface

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71%

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Examples of marine zones

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Oceans, estuaries, coasts, coral reefs, mangrove forests

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Coral reefs

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Oldest, most diverse, and most productive ecosystems

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Polyps

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Tiny animals that form coral reefs with the help of single celled algae

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Why coral reefs are important

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Protect coastlines, are a habitat for 1/4-1/3 of the oceans organisms

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Threats to coral reefs

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Soil runoff, climate change, increasing ocean acidity

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Coral bleaching

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Changing temps and acidity cause the algae to die off, removing the color from the polyps

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Ultraplankton

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Make up the base of the aquatic food chain, produces about a half of Earth’s oxygen

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Zooplankton

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Consumers, include single-celled protozoa to jellyfish

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Nekton

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Strong swimmers that can swim against the currents - fish, turtles, whales

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Benthos

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Bottom dwellers - oysters, sea stars, clams, lobsters, crabs

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Decomposers

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Mostly bacteria

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Factors that determine aquatic diversity

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Temperature, dissolved oxygen content, salinity, availability of food, access to light, access to nutrients for photosynthesis

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Major life zones

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Neritic zone, oceanic zone

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Four zones in ocean sea

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Epipelagic, mesopelagic, bathypelagic, abyssalpelagic

75
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Epipelagic zone

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1st zone, phytoplankton, low nutrient levels

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Mesopelagic zone

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2nd zone, light, oxygen, temperature decreases from epipelagic

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Bathypelagic zone

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3rd zone, dark, relies on nutrients from above zones

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Abyssalpelagic zone

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4th zone, dark and cold, high nutrient levels, deposit / filter feeders

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Estuaries

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Aquatic zones where the river meets the sea

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Coastal wetlands

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Coastal land covered with water all or parts of the year

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Seagrass beds

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Occur in shallow coastal water

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Human impacts on marine environments

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Coastal development, overfishing, destruction of habitats, runoff of pollutants

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Lotic

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Flowing water in freshwater ecosystems

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Lentic

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Non-flowing water in freshwater ecosystems

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Lakes

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Standing freshwater formed from precipitation, runoff, streams, rivers, and groundwater seepage that fill depressions in the Earth’s surface

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Limentic zone

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main photosynthetic zone of a lake, 2nd zone, away from the shore, extends to the depth that light can penetratend

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Littoral zone

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Shallow sunlit waters in a lake, 1st zone, growth of rooted plants, high biodiversity

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Profundal zone

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3rd zone of a lake, Too dark for photosynthesis, low oxygen levels

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Benthic zone

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4th zone of a lake, decomposers, detritus feeders, bottom feeders

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Oligotrophic

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Type of lake with a small amount of plant nutrients, with deep waters and steep banks, low NPP, small populations of plankton and fish species

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Eutrophic

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Type of lake with a large supply of nutrients, high NPP, typically shallow and have murky brown or green water

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Source zone

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Headwater streams are shallow, cold, and clear and swiftly moving, dissolves large amounts of oxygen from the air, lack nutrients and primary producers, fish with streamlined bodies

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Transition zone

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Wider, deeper, and warmer streams that flow down gentler slopes with fewer obstacles, less dissolved oxygen

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Floodplain zones

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Streams join into wider deeper rivers that flow across broad flat valleys, high temperature, low dissolved oxygen, higher concentration of silt, muddy waters

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Delta

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An area at the mouth of a river built up by deposited sediment, usually containing coastal wetlands and estuaries

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Inland wetlands

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Marshes, swamps, the composition of social and specific plants will determine if something is a wetland

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How are humans degrading freshwater systems?

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Dams, canals, cities and farms adding pollutants and excess plant nutrients, draining of wetlands for farmland, eutrophication

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Interspecific competition

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Use similar resources, -/-

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Intraspecific competition

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Individuals with a species compete for resources

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Niche or resource partitioning

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Species evolve in tandem to balance out resources, ex. warblers and nesting in different spots in a tree

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Herbivory

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Consumption of plants by animals, +/-

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Adaptations to herbivory

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Spikes, poison

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Predation

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Consumption of animals by other animals, +/-

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Batesian mimicry

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Some animals living with inedible species will evolve coloration to match them, model and mimic

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Mullerian mimicry

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Two or more species evolve to share similar honest warning signs

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Parasitism

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A species forms a long close association with a host who is harmed, +/-

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Mutualism

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+/+, both species benefit from working together

108
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Commensalism

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One species benefits and another is unaffected, +/0

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Emigration

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Portion of a population leaving the population

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Immigration

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Portion of a population joining another population

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Carrying capacity

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Maximum number of individuals a habitat can support

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Survivorship curve

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A species’ population drop off with respect to age

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Type 1 Survivorship curve

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Mortality rates low until late in life

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Type 2 Survivorship curve

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Constant proportion of individuals die throughout the life cycle

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Type 3 Survivorship curve

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Juvenile mortality high, those that survive have a high survivorship

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r-Strategists

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Produce a large number of offspring but provide few resources for their support

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K-Strategists

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Produce relatively few young but invest considerable resources into their support

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r-Selected

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environmental instability reduces population size before it approaches carrying capacity

119
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K-Selected

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population size near carrying capacity due to density dependent factors

120
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Old-growth forest

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Uncut or regrown forest that has not been seriously disturbed by human activities or natural disasters for 200 years or more, high biodiversity, ex. sequoia forests

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Second-growth forest

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Stand of trees resulting from secondary ecological succession (usually containing pines, oaks)

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Tree plantation

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Forest containing 1 or 2 species of forest all around the same age

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Tree harvesting methods

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Selective cutting, clear-cutting, strip cutting

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Surface fires

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Burn undergrowth and leaf litter

125
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Crown fires

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Fires take place in the crowns of the trees

126
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Deforestation

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Temporary or permanent removal of large expanses of forest for agriculture, settlements or other uses

127
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____% of US land area covered by forest

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30%

128
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Tropical rainforests

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small land area, hold immense amount of biodiversity

129
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Tropical rainforests

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Small land area, hold immense amount of biodiversity

130
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Prescribed burns

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Carefully planned and controlled fires to remove flammable small trees and underbrush

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Rehabilitation

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Turning a degraded ecosystem into a functional or useful ecosystem without trying to restore to the original

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Restoration

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Returning a degraded habitat or ecosystem to a condition as close as possible to its original one

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Catch-share systems

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The fisherman gets a share of the total catch in a community, fisher must stop when they reach their quota, can buy and sell shares

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