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AP Environmental Science Chapter 4 Vocab
AP Environmental Science Chapter 4 Vocab
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Zebra Mussels
native to Russia/Ukraine, accidentally has become an invasive species in many countries worldwide.
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Intraspecific / Interspecific Competition
intra\=fight for resources by members of same species, inter\=fight between different species
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Resource Partitioning
division of limited resources by species to help avoid competition
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Niche
role in an ecosystem
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Parasitism
one species benefits, one is harmed
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Coevolution
two species evolve in response to one another
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Evolutionary Arms Race
type of coevolution characterized by escalating levels of defense and counterdefense between species
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Scavenger
eats animals killed by another organism
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Symbiosis
a close relationship. Ex: commensalism, mutualism, parasitism
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Commensalism
one species benefits, one species unaffected
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Mutualism
both species benefit
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Allelopathy
"chemical warfare," usually one plant produces chemicals that harm or inhibit other plant
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Lichen
mutualistic relationship between a fungus and algae
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Mimicry
one organism copies the appearance of another
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Trophic Level
levels in a food web
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10% Energy Flow Rule
only 10% of energy is available to be passed on to the next level in a food chain. 90% is lost.
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Consumers
eat for energy... Primary (herbivores. eat producers) / Secondary (eat primary) / Tertiary (eat secondary)
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Detritivore
animal that feeds on dead organisms, usually dead plants
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Saprotroph
microscopic organism that feeds on dead/decaying organic material
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Autotroph
makes own food, using the sun or chemicals
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Heterotroph
eats for food. A consumer.
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Trophic Cascade
adding or removing a top predator alters the numbers of the other species lower on the food chain
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Keystone Species
has a very large effect on the rest of the food web
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Primary Ecological Succession
changes in an ecosystem starting from bare rock (no soil), usually when a new island is formed
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Secondary Ecological Succession
changes in an ecosystem after a disaster (there is soil present)
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Pioneer Species
first species to colonize an area
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Climax Community
final mature community, ecologically diverse
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Non-native / Invasive Species
not native (endemic) to an ecosystem and causes harm
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Phytoplankton
microscopic plant-like organisms at the base of the marine food web. Major sink of carbon dioxide
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Zooplankton
microscopic animal-like organisms at the base of marine food webs. Heterotrophs
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Climatogram
graph of monthly temperatures and precipitation
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Altitude
height in relation to sea level
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Chaparral
hot, dry summers and mild, rainy winters. Ex: California coast
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Deciduous
leaves fall annually
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Desert
hot and dry. No trees.
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Savanna/Prairie/Grassland
dry, hot summers and cold winters; lots of open space for grazing animals
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Taiga / Coniferous Forest / Boreal Forest
cool and wet biome; coniferous trees (with needles and cones)
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Temperate Rainforest
medium temperature, heavy rain
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Temperate Seasonal / Deciduous Forest
medium rain and 4 seasons; trees have broad leaves that fall every winter
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Tropical Rainforest
hot and very wet; more species of plants and animals (biodiversity) than any other biome
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Tundra
very cold and dry biome, no trees
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Permafrost
lower level of ground in tundra that is supposed to be frozen year round (it's thawing due to Global Warming...)
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