Unit 10: Ecology Vocab Flashcards

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biosphere

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portion of Earth that supports life

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ecosystem

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all biotic and abiotic factors in an area and their interactions

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abiotic factors

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non-living parts of the environment

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biotic factors

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living parts of the environment

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community

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all of the biotic factors in an ecosystem; a collection of interacting populations

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J curve

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represents exponential growth

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S curve

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represents logistic growth

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population

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all organisms of the same species in one particular area at the same time

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exponential growth

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growth that continues to increase and does not slow down or stop

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logistic growth

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growth that increases quickly at first but then levels off once a carrying capacity is reached