Water
Closest to shore, exposed to air at low tide and covered by water at high tide.
Intertidal Zone
moves between the atmosphere, land, and oceans through processes like evaporation, transpiration, condensation, and precipitation.
Water Cycle
Outcome when one species is removed from or added to a specific food web
Disruption of energy flow and nutrients
a group of individuals of the same species that live in the same area at the same time and interact with each other
Population
When two or more species require the same limited resources.
Water over the continental shelf
Neritic Zone
This cycle involves the conversion of atmospheric nitrogen gas into usable forms like nitrates by bacteria (nitrogen fixation). These nitrates are then used by plants, and the nitrogen returns to the atmosphere through denitrifying bacteria
Nitrogen Cycle
the 10% rule of energy transfer
Only about 10% of the energy from one level is transferred to the next
a group of different species living and interacting within a specific area or habitat
Community
When one species hunts and kills another for food.
Predation
The deep, open ocean beyond the continental shelf.
Oceanic Zone
typically starting as sunlight and ending as heat lost to the environment.
"Energy Flow" Cycle
Energy available at the primary consumer level if there is 5 Kcal available at the tertiary consumer level
500 Kcal
the specific natural environment or place where a particular plant, animal, or other organism lives, grows, and thrives, providing the necessary food, shelter, water, and space for its survival and reproduction
Habitat
When one species benefits at the expense of another
Parasitism
Open well-lit area of a lake or pond where sunlight penetrates deeply enough for photosynthesis to occur
Limnetic zone
mainly cycles through water, soil, and rocks, with plants taking up phosphate salts from weathered rock and soil. It is a slow cycle, often limited by the availability of ____________, which is a key nutrient for life
Phosphorus Cycle
Energy available at the producer level if there is 30 Kcal available at the tertiary consumer level
30,000 Kcal
These are the non-living components of the environment that a species requires, such as temperature, water, sunlight, and soil type.
DOUBLE BONUS POINTS!!
Abiotic Factors
A relationship where both species benefit.
Mutualism
water held underground in the soil or in pores and crevices in rock, forming a vital source of freshwater for drinking, agriculture, and ecosystems
ground water
cycles between the atmosphere, oceans, land, and living organisms through processes such as photosynthesis, respiration, decomposition, and combustion
Carbon Cycle
Energy available at the tertiary consumer level if there is 4000 Kcal available at the producer level
4 Kcal
the role and position a species occupies within an ecosystem, encompassing the physical and environmental conditions it needs to survive and reproduce, as well as its interactions with other species and the environment
Niche
A relationship where one species benefits and the other is neither harmed nor helped.
Commensalism