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interactions among living things
biotic interactions
study of interactions among organisms and between organisms and their environments
ecology
between organisms and their nonliving environment
abiotic interactions
study of the ways in which individual organisms meet challenges of their environments
organismal ecology
application of ecology to real world problems
environmental science
studies the flow of energy and cycling of chemical elements among organisms and the physical environment
ecosystem ecology
slow movement of the earth's surfaces
continental drift
generally, fish and other species decline in ______ waters
acidic
focuses on groups of interbreeding individuals
population ecology
similar species that evolved from different ancestors
convergent evolution
most important factor in the distribution of organisms
temperature
studies how populations of species interact and form functional communities
community ecology
plants that tolerate higher salt and may have salt glands to excrete salt
halophytes
the study of the geographic distribution of extinct and living species
biogeography
prevailing weather pattern in a region
climate
warm, moist air flows up a mountain and cools it down, releasing precipitation
rain shadow
levels in food chains are called
trophic levels
disjunct distributions
differences in temperature occur due to latitudinal variations in solar radiation
atmospheric circulation
increasing elevation leads to a decrease in air pressure causing a temperature drop
adiabatic cooling
fish that tend to gain water and must constantly eliminate it
freshwater fish
terrestrial biomes are classified according to physical factors like...
average annual precipitation and temperature
standing water
lentic
created by temperature gradients
wind
running water
lotic