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Katie Vocab.
by Katie Heft 01/15/2010
Katie Vocab.
by Katie Heft
1. Hot Spots
1.1. Great abundance of species in one area
1.2. Mostly near the Tropics by the Equator
2. Biome
2.1. Ecosystem
2.1.1. Community
2.1.1.1. Population
2.1.1.1.1. Organism
2.1.1.1.2. School of Fish
2.1.1.1.3. Pack of Dogs
2.1.1.2. Fish, Sharks, and whales live together
2.1.1.3. Lions, Tigers, and Monkeys live together
2.1.2. Coral Reef
2.1.3. Grasslands
2.2. Rainforest
2.3. Freshwater
2.4. Desert
2.5. Marine
2.6. Tundra
3. Food Chain
3.1. Producer
3.2. Primary Consumer
3.3. Secondary Consumer
3.4. Tertiary Consumer
3.5. Scavenger
3.6. Decomposer
4. Food Web
5. Forests
5.1. Temperate Deciduous Forest
5.1.1. Pennsylvania
5.1.2. Mostly Needleless
5.2. Trees
5.3. Coniferuous Forest
5.3.1. Mostly Needles
6. Abiotic Factors
6.1. Paper
6.1.1. Peice of a living thing
6.2. Corpse
6.2.1. Once a living thing
6.3. Fish
6.3.1. A living thing
7. Biotic Factors
7.1. Paper
7.2. Sand
7.2.1. Non living thing
7.3. Glass
8. Trophic Levels
9. Biodiversity
9.1. Genetic
9.2. Species
9.3. Ecosystem
10. Endangered vs. Threatened
10.1. Endagered
10.1.1. A species in danger of extinction
10.2. Threatened
10.2.1. A species in danger of becoming endangered in the future
11. Succession
11.1. Ecoclogical
11.1.1. Primary
11.1.2. Climax Community
11.1.2.1. An ecological community that is very stable
11.1.3. Secondary
11.2. Pioneer Species
11.2.1. First species to appear in new or reconstructed land
11.2.1.1. Indicator species
12. Population Growth
12.1. Carrying Capacity
12.1.1. Limited by Limiting Factors
12.1.1.1. Disease
12.1.1.2. Natural Disasters
12.1.1.3. Hunting
12.2. Population Growth Rate
12.2.1. Exponential Growth
12.2.1.1. J curve
12.2.1.1.1. Beginning
12.2.1.2. S curve
12.2.1.2.1. Ending
13. Water Pollution
13.1. Non-point Source Pollution
13.1.1. Runoff
13.1.1.1. Trash
13.1.1.2. Dog Waste
13.1.1.3. Cigarette Butts
13.2. Point Source Pollution
13.2.1. Pipes
13.2.2. Drains
13.3. Organic Pollutant
13.3.1. Natural Cleaning Products
13.3.2. Food Processing Waste
13.4. Inorganic Pollutant
13.4.1. Detergents
13.4.2. Medicines
13.4.3. Fertilizers
14. Water Protection
14.1. Wetlands
14.1.1. Absorbs bad gases in the air and in the ground to protect waters.
14.1.1.1. It also collects trash which comes off of impermible surfaces.
14.1.2. Can also stop erosion
14.2. Urbanization
14.2.1. Causes runoff and pollutants to enter wetlands
15. Water
15.1. Underground Water
15.1.1. Strored in aquafirs
15.2. Above ground water
15.2.1. Mostly found in ice caps and glaciers(Fresh)
15.2.1.1. Goes through purification
15.2.2. The majority is in the oceans(Salt)
15.2.2.1. Must go through the process of desilation to be able to drink
16. Pennsylvania
16.1. 5 major watersheds in Pennsylvania
16.1.1. Delaware Basin
16.1.2. Ohio River Basin
16.1.3. Susquhenna River Basin
16.1.4. Potomac River Basin
16.1.5. Erie Basin
17. Natural Resources
17.1. Renewable
17.1.1. Wind
17.1.2. Solar Power
17.1.3. Hydroelectric Power
17.2. Non-renewable
17.2.1. Coal
17.2.2. Oil
17.2.3. Natural Gas
