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Chapter 4 Vocabulary
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Environmental Studies
12th Grade
10/21/2012

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Ecology
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the study of how organisms interact with each other and with their environment.
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Species
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a group of individuals that interbreed and produce fertile offsprings
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population
Definition
Members of a species that live in the same area at the same time make up
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Community
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All of the populations in a particular are make up.

 

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Ecosystem
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Includes all
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Biosphere
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The regions of the surface and atmosphere of the earth or other planet occupied by living organisms.
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Biotic Factor
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 components are the living things that shape an ecosystem. They are, any living component that affects another organism
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Abiotic Factor
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components are non-living chemical and physical factors in the environment
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Habitat
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  • A particular type of environment regarded as a home for organisms.
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Resource
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are limited, different species have evolved to "share" the specific resource
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Population size
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In population genetics and population ecology, population size (usually denoted N) is the number of individual organisms in a population..
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Population density
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 is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume.
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Population distrubtion
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the range or distribution of a species is the geographical area within which that species can be found
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Age structure
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features partners of different ages, usually one adolescent and the other adult
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Age Structure Diagram
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A population pyramid, also called age-sex pyramid and age structure diagram, is a graphical illustration that shows the distribution
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Sex Ratio
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 is the ratio of males to females in a population. The primary sex ratio is the ratio at the time of conception, secondary sex.
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Survivorship curve
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 a graph showing the number or proportion of individuals surviving at each age for a given species or group
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Immigration
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The action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country
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Emigration
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migration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle in another).
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Migration
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the movement of persons from one country or locality to another.
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Exponential growth
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Growth whose rate becomes ever more rapid in proportion to the growing total number or size.
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Limiting Factor
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 limiting resource is a factor that controls a process, such as organism growth or species population, size
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Carrying Capacity
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The number of people, other living organisms, or crops that a region can support without environmental degradation.

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Logistic Growth
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 logistic curve is a common sigmoid curve, given its name in 1844 or 1845 by Pierre François Verhuls
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Density-Dependent Factor
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A factor that causes a level of mortality that varies with the number of individuals in the population
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Density-Independent Factor
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A factor that causes a level of mortality that is unrelated to population density..
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Biotic Potential
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is the maximum reproductive capacity of a population if resources are unlimited
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