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Terms to know in ecology
Chapter 50
1. Abiotic____________________________________________________________
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2. Biotic_____________________________________________________________
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3. Population_________________________________________________________
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4. Community________________________________________________________
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5. Ecosystem_________________________________________________________
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6. benthic zone_______________________________________________________
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7. pelagic zone_______________________________________________________
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8. thermocline________________________________________________________
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9. Aquatic biomes- list features of each biome
a. Lakes_______________________________________________________
b. Wetlands____________________________________________________
c. Streams and rivers_____________________________________________
d. Estuaries____________________________________________________
e. Intertidal zones_______________________________________________
f. Oceanic pelagic ______________________________________________
g. Coral reefs___________________________________________________
h. Marine benthic _______________________________________________
10. Terrestrial biomes
a. Tropical forest________________________________________________
b. Desert______________________________________________________
c. Savanna_____________________________________________________
d. Chaparral____________________________________________________
e. Temperate grasslands__________________________________________
f. Coniferous forest______________________________________________
g. Broadleaf forest_______________________________________________
h. Tundra______________________________________________________
Chapter 51-behavioral ecology
1. fixed action pattern_______________________________________________
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2. imprinting______________________________________________________
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3. taxis___________________________________________________________
4. monogamous____________________________________________________
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5. polygamous_____________________________________________________
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6. polygyny_______________________________________________________
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7. polyandry______________________________________________________
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8. altrusium_______________________________________________________
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9. inclusive fitness________________________________________________
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Chapter 52- population ecology
1. density_________________________________________________________
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2. immigration_____________________________________________________
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3. emigration______________________________________________________
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4. exponential population growth______________________________________
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5. logistical population growth _______________________________________
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6. density independent regulation______________________________________
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7. density dependent regulation_______________________________________
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Chapter 53-community ecology
1. ecological niche_________________________________________________
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2. interspecific competiton___________________________________________
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3. competitive exclusion_____________________________________________
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4. parasitism______________________________________________________
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5. mutualism______________________________________________________
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6. commensalism___________________________________________________
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7. keystone species_________________________________________________
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8. primary succession_______________________________________________
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9. secondary succession_____________________________________________
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Chapter 54-Ecosystems
1. primary producers________________________________________________
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2. primary consumers_______________________________________________
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3. secondary consumers_____________________________________________
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4. tertiary consumers________________________________________________
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5. detritivores or decomposer_________________________________________
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6. gross primary productivity_________________________________________
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7. net primary productivity___________________________________________
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8. biogeochemical cycles-Label each cycle
a. water cycle
b. carbon cycle
c. nitrogen cycle