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Term

Ecology
Biosphere
Ecosystem
Community
Population
Biotic
Abiotic
Biomes
Macroclimate
Dispersion
Immigration
Emigration
Demography

Carrying Capacity
Density Dependent
Tropical Forest
Savanna

Desert

Definition
Scientific study of the interactions
between organisms and the
environment
Sum of all the planets ecosystems
and landscapes
Community of organisms in an
area and the physical factors with
which those organisms interact
Group of populations of different
species in an area
Group of individuals of the same
species living in an area
Living
Non-Living
Major life zone characterized by
vegetation type or physical
environment
Climate at the global, regional,
and landscape levels
Pattern of spacing among
individuals within the boundaries
of the population
The influx of new individuals into a
population from other areas
The movement of individuals out
of a population
The study of changes over time in
the vital statistics of populations,
especially birth rates and death
rates
Maximum population size that a
particular environment can sustain
due to limiting factors
Referring to any characteristic
that varies with population density
A terrestrial biome characterized
by relatively high precipitation and
temperatures year-round
A tropical grassland biome with
scattered trees and large
herbivores and maintained by
occasional fires and droughts
A terrestrial biome characterized
by very low precipitation

Temperate Grassland
Northern Coniferous forest
Temperate broadleaf forest

Tundra

Wetlands

Estuary
Photic Zone
Aphotic Zone
Pelagic Zone
Benthic Zone
Oligotrophic Lakes
Eutrophic Lakes
Littoral Zone
Limnetic Zone
Intertidal Zone
Coral Reefs

Terrestrial biome that exists at


mid-latitude regions and is
dominated by grasses and forbs
A terrestrial biome characterized
by long, cold winters and
dominated by cone-bearing trees
A biome located throughout midlatitude regions where there is
sufficient moisture to support the
growth of large, broadleaf
deciduous trees
Terrestrial biome at the extreme
limits of plant growth. At the
northernmost limits, it is called
arctic tundra, and at high
altitudes, where plant forms are
limited to low shrubbery or matlike vegetation, it is called alpine
tundra
A habitat that is inundated by
water at least some of the time
and that supports plants adapted
to water-saturated soil
The area where a freshwater
stream or river merges with the
ocean
Sufficient light for photosynthesis
Insufficient light for
photosynthesis
Photic + aphotic zones
The Bottom of the body of water
A nutrient-poor, clear lake with
few phytoplankton
A lake that has a high rate of
biological productivity supported
by a high rate of nutrient cycling
In a lake, the shallow, well-lit
waters close to shore
In a lake, the will-lit, open surface
waters far from shore
The area that is above water at
low tide and under water at high
tide
Typically a warm-water, tropical
ecosystem dominated by the hard

skeletal structures secreted


primarily by corals. Some coral
reefs also exist in cold, deep
waters.

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