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Unit 1 - Ecology

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Total cards: 24•Content version: v3•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

abiotic

Back (Answer)

non-living

#2
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autotroph

Back (Answer)

makes own food

#3
Front (Question)

Benthic zone

Back (Answer)

bottom; sediment

#4
Front (Question)

Biomagnification

Back (Answer)

increase toxin concentration

#5
Front (Question)

biotic

Back (Answer)

living

#6
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biotic potential

Back (Answer)

organisms potential for increase in #; depend on gestation length, # of offspring, reproductive age span, # of reproductive offspring

#7
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carbon cycle

Back (Answer)

backbone of organic molecule; photosynthesis/cellular respiration, decomposition, erosion

#8
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10% rule

Back (Answer)

only 10% of energy moves up trophic level

#9
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carnivore

Back (Answer)

secondary consumer

#10
Front (Question)

carrying capacity

Back (Answer)

max # of organisms of a species an area can sustain

#11
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change in population size

Back (Answer)

increase or decrease due to death/birth rate changing

#12
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climax community

Back (Answer)

results from succession, predominant vegetation type

#13
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community

Back (Answer)

all organisms in a particular area

#14
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compensation depth

Back (Answer)

area where O2 amount released=amount consumed

#15
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hypolimnion

Back (Answer)

below thermocline

#16
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density dependent

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will affect greater % if population is large, determine carrying capacity

#17
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density indenpent

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will affect same % of population no matter size

#18
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dimictic

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overturn 2 times a year

#19
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ecological time

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evolutionary time

#20
Front (Question)

ecology

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study of ecosystems

#21
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ecosystem

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includes organisms+environment

#22
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epilimnion

Back (Answer)

above thermocline

#23
Front (Question)

euphotic zone

Back (Answer)

light; above compensation depth

#24
Front (Question)

eutrophic

Back (Answer)

shallow, high nutrient content, murky body of water