Ecology

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Total cards: 24•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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Hypothesis

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A proposed explanation that is testable and falsifiable

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Theory (most important ideas in science)

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Unifying idea that has been extensively tested and attempts to disprove it have failed

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Scientific Fact

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objective and verifiable observation proven to be true with empirical data

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Evolution

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change in population and genetic makeup of population over time

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Ecology

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scientific study of interactions between organisms and living/nonliving components of their environment

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4 components that affects climate

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• Temp • Precipitation • Sunlight • Wind

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global climate patterns are determined by

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solar energy and earth’s movement in space

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angle at which sunlight hits the earth affects

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its intensity

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intensity of sunlight is strongest in _________ where sunlight strikes earth most directly

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tropics

#10

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Seasonal variations increase steadily towards

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the poles

#11

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Seasonality at high altitudes is caused by

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the tilt of earth’s axis of rotation and its annual passage around the sun

#12

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What determines climate patterns

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• air circulation • precipitation • bodies of water • mountains • microclimate

#13

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warm air cools as it rises up a mountain and releases…

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moisture on windward side

#14

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cool, dry air absorbs moisture from land and as it descends it creates a _______

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rainshadow on leeward side

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climate change

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directional change to the global climate lasting 3 decades or more

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Biomes

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major life zones characterized by vegetation type or physical environment

#17

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2 factors that affect biomes

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• average annual precipitation • average annual temp

#18

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Aquatic Biomes

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characterized by their physical and chemical environment, and cover about 75% of earth’s surface

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Aquatic ecosystems are mainly defined based on…

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how much light can penetrate the water

#20

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light is ______ by water and intensity ______ with depth

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absorbed and decreases

#21

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Ephotic Zone

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enough light for photosynthesis

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Aphotic zone

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no light

#23

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Oceans have zones defined by

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• distance from shore • light penetration • depth of water to sediment below

#24

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Intertidal zones

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-oxygen and nutrient levels are high - substrates are rocky or sandy -submerged and exposed by the tides -variations in temp and salinity