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the branch of biology in which interrelationships between organisms and their environments are studied
What is ecology
100
bare rock, no soil
What is primary succession
100
maximum number of organisms that can be supported by environment
What is carrying capacity
100
the variation of species and environment
What is biodiversity
100
permanent layer of ice in tundra
What is permafrost
200
when both organisms benefit
What is mutualism
200
moderate temperatures, moderate rainfall, GA in this biome
What is the temperate deciduous forest
200
thing in environment that controls number of organisms in population
What is a limiting factor
200
biome with greatest diversity
What is the tropical rainforest
200
the treetop; above layer
What is canopy
300
where an organism lives
What is a habitat
300
soil, more plants
What is secondary succession
300
tend to be distributed randomly, uniform, in clumps; many of the same organism
What is population
300
when you kill an endangered species
What is poaching
300
coal, petroleum, and other fossil fuels
What is a nonrenewable resource
400
role that an organism plays in community
What is a niche
400
the first organisms to occupy and live in a habitat
What is pioneer species
400
occurs when birthrate and immigration rate of a population equals the deathrate and emigration rate
What is zero population growth
400
examples are hydroelectric power, wind turbines, geothermal, solar energy
What is a renewable resource
400
Examples include disease, food shortage, overpopulation
What is density dependent
500
the levels of organization in ecological studies
What is organism, population, biological community, ecosystem, biome, biosphere
500
this affects terrestrial biomes according to the angle on which sunlight strikes earth
What is latitude
500
examples include tornadoes, landslides, earthquake, drought
What is a density independent factor
500
species here are more likely to become extinct
What are islands
500
all the levels of organization in both biology and ecology
What is cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism, population, biological community, biome, biosphere
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