Chapter 9 Terms
Chapter 09 – Introduction to Island Life Forms & Ecosystems
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Learning about nature
Ecology
Defining ecology
Oikos
House
Logos
To study
Ecologist
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Botany
Zoology
Geology
Sea level rise
Ozone depletion
Overfishing
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How to solve all the problems in the world?
One at a time
Thinking globally, acting locally
Scientific method
Ecological studies
Precise
Accurate
Species
Horse
Donkey
Mule
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Brown bear
Polar bear
Fertile offspring
Best definition of a species
Species composition
Biodiversity
Habitat
Water column
Infauna
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Gamete
Egg
Sperm
Fertilized
Planktonic larva
Sandy habitat
Organism
Biological community
Population
Black sea cucumber
Holothuria atra
Spawning
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Ecosystem
Biotic
Abiotic
Landward
Seaward
Environment
Input
Export
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Biological
Physical
Interdependent
Tanapag lagoon
Boonie
Mosquito
Open ocean
Coral reef
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Seagrass
Beach
Forest
Savanna
Cross-ecosystem effect
Questioning the accepted
Define the heretofore indefinable
Ecological succession
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Climax forest
Succession
Neglected lawn
Ecological diversity
Predator
Prey
Diversity
Gagu tree
Da'ok tree
Hunek tree
Biology
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Classification
Karl von Linne
Systema Naturae
Fowl
Yard bird
Chicken
Taxonomy
Body structure
Embryological development
Evolutionary history
Aristotle
Latin
Ancient Greek
Dead language
Carolus Linnaeus
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Swedish botanist
Binomial nomenclature
Scientific name
Genus
Specific epithet
Homo sapiens
Wise man
Homo erectus
Homo habilis
Homo sapiens
Homo sapiens
Homo sp.
Homo spp.
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Systematics
Hierarchy
Biological Hierarchy
Five Kingdom Classification System
Characteristics
Genus name
Specific epithet
Species
Genus
Family
Order
Class
Phylum
Kingdom
Division
Family Hominidae
Domain
Binomial nomenclature
Hierarchical biological classification system
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Ecosystem analysis
Energy focus
Nutrient focus
Biogeochemical cycles
Population dynamics focus
Birth rates
Death rates
Mutation
Colonization
Extinction
Ecosystem structure focus
Niche
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