Chapter 11 Terms
Chapter 11 – Limiting Factors; Energy Flow; & Nutrient Cycling
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Forest
Open Field
Shade-tolerant ferns
Sun-tolerant Herb
Sun-tolerant Grass
Butterflies
Grasshopper
Photosynthesis
Field Studies
Community
Ecosystem
Niche
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Ecosystem Concept
Biotic (Living) Community
Abiotic (Nonliving) Factors
Sunlight
Soil
Topography
Wind
Temperature
Moisture
Minerals
Pond
Open Field
Classroom aquarium
Ecosystem
Deer hunter
Grass shoot
Savanna ecosystem
Bittern
Lizard
Severe soil erosion
Sediment
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Producer
Carbohydrate
Photosynthesis
Autotrophic
Heterotrophic
Consumer
Zoologist
Herbivore
Botanist
First-order consumer
Carnivore
First-order carnivore
Second-order consumer
Third-order consumer
Second-order carnivore
Collared Kingfisher
Top carnivore
Reed Warbler
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Food chain
Food web
Polynesian rat
Omnivore
Decomposer
Fungi
Mushroom
Forest
Coral reef
Wetland marsh
Open field
Biodiversity
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Energy flow
Nutrient cycling
Respiration
Chemo-autotrophic organism
Nutrient
Poisoned prey
Starvation
Beneficial predatory insect
Pesticide
Insectivorous bat
Insectivorous bird
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Species composition
Species diversity
Species abundance
Population ecology
Dominant
Dominant plant
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Gradation of diversity of species
Distribution of species
Vertical distribution
Ground layer
Herb layer
Shrub layer
Tree layer
Horizontal distribution
Regular distribution
Clumped distribution
Random
Sample
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Discontinuous distribution
Continuous distribution
Tolerant
Ecotone
Ecotone edge
Edge
Range of tolerances
Optimum
Optimal conditions
Obligate
Facultative
Must have
Can have
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Temperature
Nematode egg
Bacteria spore
Fungus spore
Orange
Citrus fruit
Phases of the moon
Coral spawning
Homoiotherm
Poikilotherm
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Cytoplasm
Reactant
Hydrophytic plant
Mangrove plant
Bruguiera sp.
Excrete salt molecules
Precipitation
Rain
Fog drip
Morning dew
Snow
Sleet
Hail
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Evergreen
Deciduous
Kapok
Red Plumeria
Flame tree
Relative humidity
Water vapor
Stomate
Transpiration
Perspiration
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Monkeypod tree
Rain tree
Samanea saman
Sensitive plant
Sleeping plant
Mimosa pudica
Hydrophyte
Hydrophytic community
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Xerophyte
Xerophytic community
Beach
Volcanic ash
Nigas
Pemphis sp.
Hunek
Tournefortia sp.
Cacti
Euphorb
Casuarina
Photosynthetic stem
Mesophyte
Bulrush
Swamp fern
sedge
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Annual
Ghost crab
Ocypode sp.
Burrowing
Family Graminae
Grasses
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Pemphis acidula
Nigas
Electromagnetic wave
Wavelength
Gamma ray
X-ray
Ultraviolet band of radiation
Visible band of radiation
Infrared band of radiation
Suntan
Sunburn
Skin cancer
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Light intensity
Compensation intensity
Foot-candle
Primary production
Saturation intensity
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Tropism
Geotropism
Phototropism
Sunflower
Taxis
Geotaxis
Phototaxis
Honey Bee
Nectar source
Angle of polarization
Light duration
Photoperiodism
Day-neutral plant
Long-day plant
Short-day plant
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Flowering
Perennials
Migration of birds
Arctic tundra
Migration
Seasonal Affective Disorder
Light quality
Visible spectrum
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Rhodophyta
Red algae
Pollinating insect
Landing runway
Soil ecology
Soil formation
Humus
Soil profile
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Soil Horizon
Soil Profile
Leaches
Deposits
Soil Texture
Sand
Silt
Clay
Texture
How it feels
Loam
Field capacity
Gravitational water
soil pH
pH
Acidity
Acid soil
Alkaline
Neutral
Basic
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Carbonic acid
Humic acid
Percolation rate
Capillarity
Pore space
Soil temperature
Soil moisture content
Soil organic matter content
Soil mineral content
Microenvironment
Cave
Fallen log
Microclimate
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Heat energy
Incident radiation
Energy flow
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Trophic level
Pyramid of numbers
Biomass
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Pyramid of biomass
Pyramid of energy
Cell respiration
Net energy
Exoskeleton
Chitin
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Biogeochemistry
Biogeochemical cycle
Water cycle
Evaporation
Transpiration
Evapo-transpiration
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Condensation
Precipitation
Parent rock material
Carbon cycle
Respiration
Photosynthesis
Combustion of fossil fuel
Decay
Energy-rich deposit
Oil
Coal
Natural gas
Nitrogen cycle
Synthesize
Make
Nitrogen
N2
Nitrate
NO3-
Lightning flashing
Rhizobium sp.
Nodule
Legume
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Ammonia
NH3
Ammonium
NH4+
Nitrite
NO2-
Molecular Nitrogen
N2
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