Topic 4 Ecology

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• 4.1 Species, communities and ecosystems • 4.2 Energy flow • 4.3 Carbon cycling • 4.4 Climate change

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parts of an ecosystem
ecosystem > community > population > species

biotic and abiotic factors
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food chains
autotrophs (self feeding) are eaten by heterotrophs in different trophic levels. mixotrophs both feed themselves and eat others
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mutualism
benefit x benefit
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commensialism
benefit x unaffected
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parasitism
benefit x harmed
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detritivores
type of heterotroph that eats non living organic sources, internal digestion, have mouths
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saprotrophs
absorbs non living organic sources, external digestion using enzymes
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chi squared test for association

1. define null hypothesis (no correlation) and alternative hypothesis (correlation)
2. complete contingency table (present x present, present x absent, absent x present, absent x absent, totals)
3. complete table of expected values: \[row total x column total\] / grand total
4. calculate chi squared value: \[(observed - expected)^2\] / expected → for each box. add up chi squared for each box to get final chi squared value.
5. degrees of freedom: (no. of rows - 1) x (no. of columns - 1) = this determines after how many values it becomes a sure pattern
6. match the ideal degree of freedom with 95% accuracy on a critical values table. if the previous chi squared value is bigger than the listed table value, you can be 95% sure there is a correlation.
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Ecological pyramid
displays the amount of energy that gets transferred between various trophic levels \~10%
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pool (reservoir)
reserve of an element
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flux
transfer of element from one pool to another
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carbon sink
reservoir that absorbs more carbon than it releases
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carbon source
reservoir that releases more carbon than it absorbs
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methanogenesis
certain waterlogged anaerobic conditions promote methane formation, involves 3 types of bacteria
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the greenhouse effect
an increase in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere (methane, carbon dioxide, water, nitrous oxides, CFCs) traps short wave light energy from rebounding back into space as long wave radiation
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ocean acidification
carbon dioxide enters the ocean and stops a reaction that allows shells to form
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coral bleaching
ocean heats up, increasing algae photosynthesis reaction productivity, too much oxygen, algae is ejected off coral, coral loses its colourful algae and turns white, ruins symbiotic relationship.