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| Who's definition of ecology says that it is the study of the relationships of animals and their organic and inogranic environment. This is reffered to by Darwin as the conditions for the sruggle 4 existence. |
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| What is Molles, Jr.'s definition of ecology? |
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| It is the study of the relationship of organisms and their environment. |
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| A set of physical and temporal boundaries or conditions set by an investigator 4 use in study. |
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| Avg. weather conditions for a given place over time. |
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| Season ocurr due to the uneven heating of the earth's surface by the sun. |
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| Warm air rises. As it rises it cools. Cool air holds less water than warm air. The air condesnses and forms rain. |
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What happens during the Coriolis Effect? |
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| Winds in the Northern Hemisphere are deflected right and winds in the southern hemisphere are deflected left. |
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| What do climate diagrams tells us? |
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| They systhesize climate patterns for a given place over time. |
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| A complex mix of living and nonliving material on the surface of the earth and it is the foundation for life in the terrestrial ecosystems. |
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| It is the depositional level. Minerals from A are deposited here. |
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| mineral soil with some organics matter |
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| What influence horizon O? |
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| influences of organic matter inputs and losses |
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| They are the major divisions of the terrestrial environments. They are characterized by the climate and dominant vegetations. |
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| Temperate forests- dominate winters, mild growing season that last 4 months- usually have fertile soil |
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| Temperate forests- drier summer and colder summers- acidic and poor soils |
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| How much of earth's surface is covered by H20? |
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How is water distribued throught aquatic habitats? |
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| Distribution of h20 through oceans? |
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| Distribuition of h20 through polar ice caps? |
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| Distribution of water through freshwater? |
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| How does water turn through resorvoirs? |
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| Evap. Precip. and hydrologic flow |
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| The time required for the entire volume of a resorvoir to be renewed. |
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| Turnover time of atmosphere? |
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Oceans cover > 360 million km squared. What are the thre major basin? |
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| Describe the horizontal layering of the ocean? |
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Intertidal- exposed by tide Neritic- extends to edge of continental shelf Oceanic zone- lies beyond continental shelf |
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| Describe vertical layering of the ocean? |
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Epipalagic Zone- surface to 200m of depth Mesopelagic- 200-1000m Abyssal-1000-4000m Hadal- >6000m |
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| How much solar energy is absorbed when striking the ocean's surface within 10m? |
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| What is the last color absorbed and how far does it exist? |
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| Blue ~>60m, very little light exists after 600m |
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Does warm water flow on top of cold water or does cold water flow on top of warm water. |
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| Warm water flows on top of cold water. |
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| What happens when solar energy is absorbed? |
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| The kinetic energy and temperature is raised. |
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| What seperates warm and cold layers? What is this? |
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| Thermocline- a region of rapid temp change with depth. |
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