APES Fall Final Review

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Ecological Biodiversity

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The variety and variability of life forms within a given ecosystem, biome, or the entire Earth, often used as a measure of the health of biological systems

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Ecosystem

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Community of living organisms and their physical environment

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Advanced Trophic Dynamics

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Analyze the complex interactions and energy flow between producers, various levels of consumers, and decomposers within an ecosystem, considering factors such as energy efficiency and biomass distribution.

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Photosynthesis

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Process by which green plants use sunlight to synthesize foods

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Cellular Respiration

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Process of breaking down glucose to produce energy

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Trophic Levels in an Ecosystem

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Hierarchical structure of organisms in an ecosystem, where each level represents a step in the flow of energy and nutrients, starting from primary producers to apex predators

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Ecological Trophic Network

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An intricate and dynamic system of interconnected trophic interactions and energy flow pathways within an ecosystem

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Biome

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A complex biotic community characterized by distinctive plant and animal species and maintained under the climatic conditions of the region, often spanning large geographic areas

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Carrying Capacity in Ecological Systems

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The maximum population size of a particular species that an environment can sustain indefinitely, given the available resources, habitat, water, and other necessities in the ecosystem.

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Keystone Species in Complex Ecosystems

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Species that play a critical role in maintaining the structure of an ecological community, affecting many other organisms in the ecosystem and helping to determine the types and numbers of various other species in the community.