APES Vocab Review

Biome

large area with a similar climate that determines what biotic things live there

Commensalism

relationship benefiting one organism and leaving no impact on another

Lichen

(broad term) composite organism of fungi and algae living together

Reduces

Competition ___ population size since fewer resources are available

Morphological Partitioning

using different resources based on different parts of their evolved features

Temper Partitioning

using resources at different times to avoid direct competition

Spatial Partitioning

using different areas of a shared habitat

temperature and precipitation

Latitude determines ___

nutrient-poor soil

Tropical Rainforests and Boreal Forests (taiga) have ___

nutrient-rich soil

Temperature forest have ___

less

Warmer water holds ___ O₂ meaning it supports less aquatic organisms.

Litoral

shallow water with emergent plants

Limnetic

where light can reach/photosynthesis

Profundal

too deep for photosynthesis

Benthic

murky bottom where inverts live in rich sediment

Estuaries

areas where rivers empty into the ocean

Photic Zone

area where sunlight can reach

Aphotic

area too deep for sunlight

Atmosphere

Key carbon and nitrogen reservoir

Carbon sink

a carbon reservoir that stores more carbon than it releases

Carbon Source

processes that add Carbon to the atmosphere

Primary Productivity

rate that solar energy is converted into organic compounds

Primary Producers

photosynthesizers of plants, algae, and bacteria

Primary Consumers

herbivores

Secondary Consumers

carnivores

tertiary consumers

apex predators

Trophic Cascade

a dramatic increase or decrease in a top predator will lead to this through lower trophic levels