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Biology
Undergraduate 4
09/19/2013

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Term
ecology
Definition
the dtudy of relationships and interactions between organisms and the envoirnment
Term
oikos
Definition
the greek meaning of study of the household
Term
oecologie
Definition

the econmy of nature by

enrsy haeckel

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physiological ecology
Definition

the study of the evolution of physilogy and antomy mechanims organisms use to solve problems

 

how individuals are adapted to abotic envoirnement

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conservation
Definition
preserving nature, right wrongs
Term
restoration
Definition

bringing nature back

not just protecting have to help grow

Term
natural history
Definition

ecoolgy is born

descriptive feild

describes whats going on in nature

 

Term
mesocosms
Definition

doing lab in feild

actually doing lab work in the envorinement

Term
how long would an average long term experment be?
Definition
3 years
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microclimate
Definition
envoirnmental condtions an organisms actually experiences
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riparian zone
Definition
simple way to determine how  much heat is stored in a particular habitat
Term
degree days
Definition
sum of mean daily temp
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how to organisms ultimately respond to envoirnment
Definition
evoution and natural selection
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law of the minimmum
Definition

what is the least supply needed at the moment

von leiberg

not constant and co limitation

move like patterns

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law of limiting factors
Definition

there can be too much of a good thing

too much can limit sucess

blackman

Term
law of tolerance
Definition

the balance in between

the "just" right

goldilocks

 

Term
biodiversity
Definition
all animals adapting and coexsisiting
Term
ecotherms
Definition

get tempurture from envoirnment

external source of energy

plants and bacteria

Term
endotherm
Definition

internally maintians tempurture

human birds mammals

Term
heterotherm
Definition

increase with external temp but regualtes internally

 

fish and a dragon fly

Term
metabolic rate increases with increasing or decreasing tempurture
Definition
metabolic rate increases with increasing temputure
Term
diapause
Definition

genetically determined rest timed by various envoirnemental cues

 

if too hott out animal goes into rest,doesnt do anything until harsh envournement goes away

Term
sources of heat transfer
Definition

metabolism

convection

condensation

evaporation

long wave radiation

short wave radtation

Term
epiphyte
Definition

plant growing on another plant

orchids

ferns

depends on getting water from other plants

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