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Study of interactions among organisms and their environment

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ECOLOGY

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The field of science that studies the interactions of the physical, chemical, and biological components of
the environment and also the relationships and effects of these components with the organisms in the
environment.

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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

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coined the term Ecology

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Ernst Haeckel

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Environmental Principles

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  1. Natures knows best.
  2. All forms of life are important.
  3. Everything is connected to everything else.
  4. Everything changes.
  5. Everything must go somewhere.
  6. Ours is a finite earth.
  7. Nature is beautiful and we are stewards of God’s creation.
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LEVELS OF ECOLOGICAL ORGANIZATION

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INDIVIDUALS
POPULATION
COMMUNITY
ECOSYSTEM
BIOME
BIOSPHERE

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capable of interbreeding

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INDIVIDUALS

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group of species in a given area

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POPULATION

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assemblage of different populations that live together in a defined area

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COMMUNITY

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collection of all the organisms that lives together in a particular place as well as their
physical environment

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ECOSYSTEM

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group of ecosystems that have the climate

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BIOME

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layer of earth where life is possible

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BIOSPHERE

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Collection of all the organisms that lives together in a particular place as well as their
physical environment

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ECOSYSTEM

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BIOTIC COMPONENTS (living components)

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Autotrophs
Heterotrophs
Decomposers

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ABIOTIC COMPONENTS (Non-living components)

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Atmospheric gases
Light
Temperature
Water
Wind Minerals
Soil

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Any environmental factor that restricts the existence, numbers, reproduction, or
distribution of an organism in an environment.

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LIMITING FACTORS

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Biotic Limiting Factors

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Food
Mate
Competition for resources

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Aiotic Limiting Factors

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Space
Temperature
Amount of sunlight

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Interrelationship of a species with all the biotic and abiotic factors affecting it.
(Considered the “job” or “role” that a species performs within nature)

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ECOLOGICAL NICHE

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The theoretical role an organism can reach within the environment

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FUNDAMENTAL NICHE

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The actual role an organisms can achieve due to limiting factor s in the environment.

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REAL IZED NICHE

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TYPES OF ECOSYSTEM

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Taiga
Tundra
Tropical Rainforest
Temperate Deciduous Forest
Grassland
Desert
MARINE
FRESHWATER

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Marine
Freshwater
1. Lentic
2. Lotic

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AQUATIC

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Tall conifers
Long wintera
Cold climate forest

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TAIGA

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Permafrost layer
Limited plants grow

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TUNDRA

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Tall, densely growing, broadleaved evergreen trees, high annual rainfall
TROPICAL RAINFOREST
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Deciduous trees Has 4 distinct seasons: winter, spring, summer and fall
TEMPERATE DECIDUOUS FOREST
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Dominance of grasses, herbs and small flowering plants
GRASSLAND
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Extreme weather conditions
DESERT
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Salt water
MARINE
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FRESHWATER
Lentic Lotic
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still freshwater
Lentic
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rapid flowing freshwater
Lotic
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The position an organism in the sequence of energy transfer
TROPICAL LEVEL
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vultures, eagle, lions and tigers
APEX PREDETORS
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Linear illustration that shows the transfer of energy from one organism to another.
FOOD CHAIN
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Green Plants
1ST TROPIC LEVEL (PRODUCERS)
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Herbivores
2ND TROPIC LEVEL (PRIMARY CONSUMERS)
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Carnivores
3RD TROPIC LEVEL (SECONDARY CONSUMERS)
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Secondary carnivores
4TH TROPIC LEVEL (TERTLARY CONSUMERS)
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Pattern of food chain that interlocks and forms a network
FOOD WEB
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Graphical representation of the relationship between different organisms in an ecosystem.
ECOLOGICAL PYRAMIDS
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ECOLOGICAL PYRAMIDS
Pyramids of Energy Pyramids of Numbers Pyramids of Biomass
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- A graphical representation, showing the flow of energy at each trophic level in an ecosystem.
PYRAMID OF ENERGY
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- Graphical representation that shows the number of organisms at each trophic level.
PYRAMID OF NUMBERS
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Graphical representation of biomass present in a unit area of various trophic level.
PYRAMID OF BIOMASS
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- total mass of all living or organic matter found in any organism.
BIOMASS
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BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES
Water cycle Nitrogen cycle Carbon-oxygen cycle Phosphorus cycle
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EVAPORATION CONDENSATION PRECIPITATION SURFACE RUN-OFF
WATER CYCLE
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Water turns to water vapor
EVAPORATION
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Accumulation of water vapor
CONDENSATION
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Falling products of condensation in the atmosphere
PRECIPITATION
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Brings water back to the bodies of water
SURFACE RUN-OFF
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PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESPIRATION DECOMPOSITION COMBUSTION
CARBON-OXYGEN CYCLE
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Process by which plants make their own food
PHOTOSYNTHESIS
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inhaling of oxygen and the exhaling of carbon dioxide
RESPIRATION
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Process of decaying
DECOMPOSITION
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Process of burning
COMBUSTION
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NITROGEN FIXATION NITRIFICATION ASSIMILATION AMMONIFICATION DENITRIFICATION
NITROGEN CYCLE
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- Conversion of atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia
NITROGEN FIXATION
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Conversion of ammonia to nitrite / nitrate
NITRIFICATION
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- Process by which nitrogen (nitrates) is absorbed by plants
ASSIMILATION
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Conversion of organic nitrogen into ammonia
AMMONIFICATION
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Plants absorb inorganic phosphate in the soil.
DENITRIFICATION
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Assemblage of different populations.
COMMUNITY
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Size of community
SCALE
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The way of organisms are distributed in relation to one another
SPATIAL STRUCTURE
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Number of individuals per species, Species Relative Abundance evenness of distribution individuals among species in a community.
SPECIES ABUNDANCE
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Timing of appearance of organisms.
TEMPORAL STRUCTURE
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Number of species in a community.
SPECIES RICHNESS
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Use to define the different number of species in an area and its abundance.
SPECIES DIVERSITY
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Position that an organism occupies in a food chain.
TROPHIC STRUCTURE
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The interaction between organisms in similar or overlapping niches.
ECOLOGICAL RELATIONSHIP
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One organism is benefitted while the other is unaffected Commensal – benefits Host – unaffected
COMMENSALISM
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Two organisms benefit from each other
MUTUALISM-
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One organism is benefitted while the other is harmed Parasite – benefits Host – harmed
PARASITISM
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One organism is killed by the other to serve as food
PREDATION
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One organism is harmed while the other is unaffected (Allelopathy)
AMENSALISM
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Relationship that imparts negative effects on both parties
COMPETITION
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same
Intraspecific
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different
Interspecific

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