Ecosystem Dynamics
Chapter 3, 4, 5, and 6 Vocabulary List
Chapter Three
Section One
1. Ecology
2. Biosphere
3. Species
4. Population
5. Community
6. Ecosystem
7. Biome
Section Two
8. Autotroph
9. Producer
10. Photosynthesis
11. Chemosynthesis
12. Heterotroph
13. Consumer
14. Herbivore
15. Carnivore
16. Omnivore
17. Detritivore
18. Decomposer
19. Food chain
20. Food web
21. Trophic level
22. Ecological pyramid
23. Biomass
24. Cyanobacteria
25. Zooplankton
Section Three
26. Biogeochemical cycle
27. Evaporation
28. Transpiration
29. Nutrient
30. Nitrogen fixation
31. Denitrification
32. Primary productivity
33. Limiting nutrient
34. Algal bloom
35. Water cycle
36. Carbon cycle
37. Nitrogen cycle
38. Phosphorus cycle
Chapter Four
Section Two
1. Biotic factor
2. Abiotic factor
3. Habitat
4. Niche
5. Resource
6. Competitive exclusion principle
7. Predation
8. Symbiosis
9. Mutualism
10. Commensalism
11. Parasitism
12. Ecological succession
13. Primary succession
14. Pioneer species
15. Secondary species
16. Lichens
Chapter Five
Section One
1. Population density
2. Immigration
3. Emigration
4. Exponential growth
5. Logistic growth
6. Carrying capacity
Section Two
7. Limiting factor
8. Density-dependent limiting factor
9. Predator-prey relationship
10. Density-independent limiting factor
Section Three
11. Demography
12. Demographic transition
13. Age-structure diagram
Chapter Six
Section Three
1. Biodiversity
2. Ecosystem diversity
3. Species diversity
4. Genetic diversity
5. Extinction
6. Endangered species
7. Habitat fragmentation
8. Biological magnification
9. Invasive species
10. Conservation
11. DDT
12. Silent Spring
Additional Terms
1. Greenhouse effect
2. Homeostasis
3. Resistance (referring to an ecosystem)
4. Resilience (referring to an ecosystem)