Download Ecology and Classification Unit VOCABULARY LIST

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Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity VOCABULARY LIST
abiotic
adaptation (noun)
antibiotic resistance in bacteria
artificial selection
autotroph (producer)
b, per capita birth rate
binomial nomenclature
biodiversity
biomass
biomagnification
biosphere
biotic
carbon cycle (a biogeochemical cycle)
carbon flux (Gt/year) vs. carbon pool (Gt)
carrying capacity, K
climate change
community
community interactions: compet’n, predation, symbiosis
consumer (primary, secondary, etc.)
coral reef
d, per capita death rate
Daphne Major, one of the Galapagos islands
decomposer
detritivore
detritus
dichotomous key
digestion (int. vs. ext.), also egestion, ingestion, absorption)
domains: Archaea, Bacteria, Eukarya
ecological footprint
ecology
ecosystem
emigration
energy flow
evolution (descent with modification)
food chain
food web
fossil
fossil fuel
Galapagos finch
Gigatonnes (Gt)
greenhouse gases
habitat
heterotroph
homology (pentadactyl limb of vertebrates)
immigration
intertidal zone
intrinsic rate of increase, r
invasive species
mesocosm
methane, CH4
mortality
natality
natural selection
niche
population
population growth models (exponential vs. logistic)
population size (N)
precautionary principle
pyramid of energy
quadrat
saprotroph
scavenger
species
statistical tests: two-tailed t-test & chi square test
sustainability
taxa: K, Ph, C, O, F, G and S (taxon is singular)
taxonomy
transect
trophic efficiency (10% rule)
trophic level
Animal Kingdom,
Selected invertebrate phyla:
Annelida
Arthropoda
Cnidaria
Echinodermata
Mollusca
Platyhelminthes
Porifera
Phylum that does have vertebrates
Chordata
Will need to memorize, for an animal and a plant, a complete
taxonomic address.
Animals: humans are easiest!
Plants: your choice. Something easy to recall.