Ecology Flashcard

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Where an organism lives is called its _____

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Habitat

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The role an organism plays in its habitat is called its _____

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Niche

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The maximum number of individuals in a population an area can support is called _____

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Carrying capacity

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Biotic (living) and abiotic (non-living) things in an ecosystem that prevent a population from growing any larger are called _____

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Limiting factors

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Factors such as weather, forest fires, and floods that reduce a population by the same proportion regardless of population size are known as

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Density independent

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Examples of density dependent limiting factors include: Disease, food, Climate, weather, Natural disasters, temperature, Sunlight, soil quality

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Disease, food

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Examples of density independent limiting factors include: Tornado, deforestation, Overcrowding, competition, Predation, disease, Parasitism, food shortage

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Tornado, deforestation

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The sun’s heat is trapped in the Earth’s atmosphere by gasses like carbon dioxide. This phenomenon is known as _____

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The greenhouse effect

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A worldwide increase in temperature caused by the greenhouse effect.

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Global warming

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The human-caused long-term change in the average weather patterns that have come to define Earth's climates is known as

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Climate change