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Abiotic

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not derived from living organisms.

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Aerobic

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requires oxygen

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anaerobic

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does not require oxygen

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autotroph

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an organism that uses solar or chemical energy to make its own food

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Biocapacity

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capacity of ecosystems to renew what people demand

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Biodiversity

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total of the genetically based variety of all organisms in the biosphere

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Biogeochemical Cycles

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cycle of matter between biotic and abiotic things in the environment

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Biomass Pyramid

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the representation of total living biomass at different trophic levels in an ecosystem

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Biome

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a group of ecosystems with similar climates and organisms

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Biosphere

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all parts of the Earth in which life exists, including land, water, and the atmosphere.

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decomposer

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an organism that breaks down wastes and dead matter

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dependent variable

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a variable that changes in response to changes in an independent variable

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desert

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am extremely dry area with little water and few plants

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Easter Island

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A small, volcanic island located in the South Pacific Ocean

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Ecological Defecit

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Ecological Footprint exceeds the regions Biocapacity

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Ecological Niche

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a habitat and way of life to which a particular organism is adapted.

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Ecological Overshoot

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when human demand exceeds the regenerative capacity of an ecosystem

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Ecology

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the study of how living things interact with each other and their environment

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Ecosystem

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the interaction of a community of ogranims and their abiotic enviroment

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Energy Pyramid

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a graphical representation of the energy found within the trophic levels of an ecosystem.

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Experimental Groups

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the group on which the experimental procedure is performed

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Externailities

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a cost/benefit of a good/service that isnt part of that price

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food chain

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a series of direct steps in which organisms transfer energy by eating

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food web

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several interrelated food chains

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generalist species
species with a broad ecological niche
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herbivore
organism that gets energy by eating only plants
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heterotroph
an organism that gets energy from what it eats because it cant make its own food
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hypothesis
a testable prediction implied by a theory
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Indicator Species
species that serve as early warnings that an ecosystem is being damaged
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independent variable
a variable that stands alone and isn't changed by the other variables you are trying to measure
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intrinsic value
value of an organism regardless of its usefulness to people
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k-selected species
species that only produce a few offspring but invest a lot of time and energy so they can reach reproductive age
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keystone species
species an organism that helps hold the system together
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mutualism
a relationship between two species in which both species benefit
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nitrogen cycle
the transfer of nitrogen from the atmosphere to the soil, to living organisms and back
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numbers pyramid
shows the number of organisms at each trophic level in a given ecosystem
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omnivore
organism that eats both plants and animals
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parasitism
a relationship between two organisms where one benefits and the other is harmed
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phosphate
A form of phosphoric acid, which contains phosphorus
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phosphorous cycle
the movement of phosphorus between land and water
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photosynthesis
conversion of light energy from the sun into chemical energy
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pioneer species
the first species to poulate an area
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population
a group of organisms in the same species living in the same area
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predation
interaction where one organism kills another for food
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primary consumer
an organism that east producers
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primary production
amount of light energy converted to chemical energy by autotrophs
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producer
An organism that uses the energy of the Sun to produce usable forms of energy.
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R-selected species
species that produce large numbers of offspring in a short period
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resource partitioning
when species divide an ecological niche to avoid competition for resources
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respiration
inhalation and exhalation of air
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secondary consumer
an organism that eats primary consumers
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specialist species
species that have narrow niches and are more vulnerable
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species diversity
number of different species in the biosphere
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species evenness
the relative proportion of different species in a given area
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species richness
the number of different species in a community
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sustainability
the ability to keep in existence or maintain
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symbiosis
a relationship in which two different organisms live in close association with each other
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Tertiary consumer
an organism that feeds only on secondary consumers
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threatened species
a species that could become endangered in the near future
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trophic cascade
an ecological phenomenon triggered by the addition or removal of top predators and dramatic changes in the food chain or web
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trophic level
a level in a food chian or web
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trophic level efficency
the ratio of the biological production on one trophic level to the next lower level
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tragedy of the commons
people acting in their own interest use up commonly available resources creating disaster for communities.
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utilitarian value
value from a product that helps teh consumer with task
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water cycle
the continuous movement of water within the Earth and atmosphere ex: precipitation and evaporation
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biotic
relating/resulting from living things
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carbon cycle
movment of carbon from nonliving to living things in the enviroment
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carnivore
organism that obtains energy by eating animals
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commensalism
a reltionship where one organism benefits and the other in unaffected
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commons
resources belonging to a whole community
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competition
the struggle between organisms to survive in a habitat with limited resources
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constant
variable that doent change
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control group
group that is not exposed to treatment in an experiment
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controlled experiment
an only one variable is manipulated at a time in an experiment

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