ecology intro vocab

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Dramatic community simplification after top predator removal

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trophic cascade

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A fire sweeps through the forest. Type of succession?

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Secondary

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Ecological disturbance of a fire leads to secondary succession because it clears existing vegetation, creating space for new plant species.

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Clears out vegetation, allowing new species to colonize.

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Ecosystem undisturbed for 100 years: expected community?

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Climax

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Green World Hypothesis:

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Predators regulate herbivore biomass, allowing plant growth.

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Plant in backyard making food from sunlight.

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autotroph

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Model of interconnected feeding relationships where energy flows through organisms

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Food web

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Precipitation

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The condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls to the ground

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Average weather patterns in a large area

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climate

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In a small forest, a group of white tail deer interbreeding is known as a

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Population