Ecology Readings Terminology (Exam 1)
Readings 4-13
Community
Landscape
Biomes
Biosphere
Hypothesis
Theory
Models
Readings 151-156
Biological Clocks
Circadian Rhythm
Critical Day Length
Day Neutral
Short Day
Long Day
Diapause
Parthenogenesis
Dioecious
Hermaphroditic
Monoecious
Simultaneous Hermaphrodites
Sequential Hermaphrodites
Mating System
Monogamy
Promiscuity
Polygyny
Polyandry
Intrasexual Selection
Intersexual Selection
Readings 29-34
Rain Shadow
El Nino –Southern Oscillations
La Nina
Microclimates
Readings 35-62
Water Cycle
Hydrologic Cycle
Precipitation
Interception
Infiltration
Surface Runoff
Groundwater
Transpiration
Evapotranspiration
Hydrogen Bonding
Specific Heat
Cohesion
Surface Tension
Viscosity
Buoyancy
Thermocline
Epilimnion
Hypolimnion
Solution
Solvent
Solute
Aqueous Solutions
Ions
Practical Salinity Units
Diffusion
Acidity
Alkaline
Upwelling
Intertidal Zone
Tidal Overmixing
Water Balance
Leaf Area Index
Regolith
Mechanical Weathering
Chemical Weathering
Parent Material
Leaching
Readings 63-78
Soil Profile
Horizons
A Horizon
E Horizon
B Horizon
C Horizon
Saturated
Field Capacity
Capillary Water
Wilting Point
Available Water Capacity
Ions
Cations
Anions
Ion Exchange Capacity
Colloids
Cation Exchange Capacity
Laterization
Salinization
Podzolization
Gleization
Natural Selection
Fitness
Evolution
Adaptation
Gene
Alleles
Gene Expression
genome
Chromosomes
Locus
Homozygous
Heterozygous
Genotype
Phenotype
Dominant Allele
recessive Allele
Codominant
Qualitative Traits
Quantitative Traits
Genetic Differentiation
Gene Pool
Allele Frequency
Genotype Frequency
Readings 79-98
Target of Selection
Selective Agent
Directional Selection
Stabilizing Selection
Disruptive Selection
Mutations
Genetic Drift
Migration
Gene Flow
Hardy0Weinberg Principle
Assortative Mating
Positive Assortative Mating
Negative Assortative Mating
Inbreeding
Inbreeding Depression
Cline
Ecotype
Geographic Isolates
Subspecies
Adaptive Radiation
Phenotypic Plasticity
Norm of Reaction
Developmental Plasticity
Acclimation
Photosynthesis
Rubisco
Readings 99-113
C3 Plants
Net Photosynthesis
Light Compensation Point
Light Saturation Point
Mesophyll
Stomata
Transpiration
Turgor Pressure
Osmotic Potential
Water Use Efficiency
Boundary Layer
Carbon Balance
Shade Intolerant
Shade Tolerant
Readings 115-128
C4 Photosynthetic Pathway
Bundle Sheath Cells
PEP Carboxylase
Macronutrients
Micronutrients
Pneumatophores
Halophytes
Scaling
