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Tags & Description
holistic
emphasizing importance of the whole and independence of a system
enviornmental science
interdisciplinary science that uses concepts and info from natural/social sciences
ethics
a system or theory with moral value
entropy
a measure of disorder or randomness
biome
terrestrial regions inhabited by certain types of life
climate
long term patterns of weather in a certain area
species
a group of interbreeding populations
carrying capacity
max. population of a particular species that a given habitat can support over a given period of time
open system
when both matter and energy are exchanged (ex. ecosystem)
closed system
when energy is transfered but not matter (ex. biosphere)
isolated system
neither matter or energy is transfered (ex. entire cosmos)
transference
interaction within a system in the foundation of a new end product, or change of state
transformation
flow through a system and involves a change in location
positive feedback loop
amplifies any deviation from the equilibrium
negative feedback loop
counteract any deviation
biotic
living (ex. plants, animals)
abiotic
nonliving (ex. water)
mutualism
each species bennifits (+ +) (ex. bees, flowers)
competition
species competes with one another for resources (- -) (ex. squirrel, chipmunk)
predation
one animal hunts the other (+ -) (ex. lion, zebra)
parasitism
parasite lives on the host (+ -) (ex. parasite, host)
which biome contains the most biodiversity?
tropical rainforests
where are the majority of tropical rainforests found?
23.5° N+S latitude
Eco
home
Photo
light
plants are _____ and the beginning of any food chain
autotrophs
deciduous forest
type of forest dominated by trees that lose their foliage at the end of the growing season. moderate temp, moderate percipitation
grassland
open and continuous, fairly flat areas of grass. moderate temp, little precipitation
atmospheric oxygen
O₂
carbon dioxide
CO₂
photosynthesis formula
6CO₂ + 6H₂O → C₆H₁₂O₆+ 6O₂