Study sets matching "test 2 biology ecology"
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Why is (most) life on earth considered…
What is an autotroph?
What is a photo autotroph?
What is an heterotroph?
The sun sustains life on earth. Without it we would not have a…
An organism that is able to form nutritional organic substance…
Any organism that derives its energy for food synthesis from l…
An organism deriving its nutritional requirements from complex…
Why is (most) life on earth considered…
The sun sustains life on earth. Without it we would not have a…
What is an autotroph?
An organism that is able to form nutritional organic substance…
ecology
biotic factors
abiotic factors
keystone species
the study of the relationships among organisms and their envir…
living things (plants, animals, fungi, bacteria)
non-living things (moisture, temperature, wind, sunlight, soil)
a species that has an unusually large effect on its ecosystem
ecology
the study of the relationships among organisms and their envir…
biotic factors
living things (plants, animals, fungi, bacteria)
Biosphere
Ecology
Ecosystem
Biome
part of earth in which life exists including land, water, air,…
scientific study of interactions among organisms and between o…
all the organisms that live in a place together with their non…
a group of ecosystems that share similar climates and typical…
Biosphere
part of earth in which life exists including land, water, air,…
Ecology
scientific study of interactions among organisms and between o…
Ecology
Ecosystem
Biome
Biosphere
The scientific study of interactions among organisms and betwe…
The same size as the community level but takes into account th…
A group of ecosystems that share similar climates and typical…
The planet and all the abiotic and biotic factors that are on…
Ecology
The scientific study of interactions among organisms and betwe…
Ecosystem
The same size as the community level but takes into account th…
Abiotic
Biotic
Community
Ecosystem
non-living factors in an environment (sun, soil, rocks)
living factors in the environment (plants, animals, protists)
assemblages of different populations
collection of all the organisms that live in a particular plac…
Abiotic
non-living factors in an environment (sun, soil, rocks)
Biotic
living factors in the environment (plants, animals, protists)
ecology
biosphere
ecosystem
community
the scientific study between organisms and their enviroments
area where all livings things on earth are
all living and non-living things in a given area (my backyard)
all organisms in the tide pool (crabs, seaweed)
ecology
the scientific study between organisms and their enviroments
biosphere
area where all livings things on earth are
Tropical Rainforest
Tropical Dry Forest
Savanna
Desert
-more species than any other biomes... -rains all year round; mos…
-two seasons (wet and dry season)... -deciduous trees grow here (…
-this is where the Lion King takes place... -dry season and wet s…
-least amount of rainfall... -can be freezing cold (Antarctica is…
Tropical Rainforest
-more species than any other biomes... -rains all year round; mos…
Tropical Dry Forest
-two seasons (wet and dry season)... -deciduous trees grow here (…
Ecosystem
Habitat
Population
Community
A community made up of organisms that depend on each other and…
the "home" where you a specific species lives in. Example: the…
all the individuals of the same species living at a defined ar…
all the interacting populations in the same habitat
Ecosystem
A community made up of organisms that depend on each other and…
Habitat
the "home" where you a specific species lives in. Example: the…
a community is considered
in a pyramid of energy each level only…
in a food chain herbivores are known as
Nitrogen in the atmosphere is converted…
all organisms in a given area
10
primary consumers
nitrogen fixation
a community is considered
all organisms in a given area
in a pyramid of energy each level only…
10
Biodiversity
Competition
Resources
Carrying Capacity
The sum of genetically based variety of all organisms in the b…
Two animals fighting for food or resources
Is something that can be drawn upon to take care of a need
Maximum number of individuals of a particular species that an…
Biodiversity
The sum of genetically based variety of all organisms in the b…
Competition
Two animals fighting for food or resources
Ecology
Different areas of ecological study
Organismal Ecology
Population Ecology
study of how organisms interact with each other and with their…
organismal, population, community, ecosystem, landscape
studying individuals; one organisms interaction w/ its environ…
interactions b/n members of he same species w/ each other and…
Ecology
study of how organisms interact with each other and with their…
Different areas of ecological study
organismal, population, community, ecosystem, landscape
biosphere
ecology
biome
ecosystem
the earth and everything on it, dead or alive
scientific study between living organisms and their environment
group of ecosystems that have similar climates and typical org…
all the organisms that live in a place with their physical env…
biosphere
the earth and everything on it, dead or alive
ecology
scientific study between living organisms and their environment
Keystone species
Succession
Population density
population growth rate
species that help regulate the environment so that the balance…
a series of more or less predictable changes that occur in a c…
is the number of individuals per unit area
how fast a population grows; it can be negative if a populatio…
Keystone species
species that help regulate the environment so that the balance…
Succession
a series of more or less predictable changes that occur in a c…
ecology
biosphere
species
population
the scientific study of interactions among organisms and betwe…
a collection of all the organisms that live in a particular pl…
a group of organisms so similar to each other that they can br…
a group of organisms that belong to the same species and live…
ecology
the scientific study of interactions among organisms and betwe…
biosphere
a collection of all the organisms that live in a particular pl…
Ecology
Population
Community
Ecosystem
The study of the distribution and abundance of organisms and t…
Group of individuals all of the same SPECIES LIVING in the SAM…
Group of populations living in the same area.
This describes the interrelationships between the organisms in…
Ecology
The study of the distribution and abundance of organisms and t…
Population
Group of individuals all of the same SPECIES LIVING in the SAM…
Immigration
Emigration
Birth
Death
A process of increasing a population size when individuals ent…
A process of decreasing a population size when individuals lea…
A process of increasing a population size by people being born
A process of decreasing a population size by the loss of life.
Immigration
A process of increasing a population size when individuals ent…
Emigration
A process of decreasing a population size when individuals lea…
Symbiosis
Predation
Parasitism
Endoparasite
Species interaction
One consumer eats another consumer to survive
One organism lives in or on another organism and feeds off of…
Organism lives inside host (tapeworm)
Symbiosis
Species interaction
Predation
One consumer eats another consumer to survive
Genes
Alleles
Homozygous
Heterozygous
regions of DNA that code for particular proteins, which in tur…
different forms of a particular gene
An individual with two identical alleles
An individual with two different alleles of a particular gene
Genes
regions of DNA that code for particular proteins, which in tur…
Alleles
different forms of a particular gene
Ecology
Biotic Factors
Abiotic Factors
Primary Producers
Study of the inter relationships of organisms and the environm…
Living - ... food source... Despenser... competitors... decomposers... predat…
Non living-... Soil,rocks... Water... Sunlight... O2 and CO2... pH and salini…
Harness the sunlight into organic matter aka energy... ex:Plants,…
Ecology
Study of the inter relationships of organisms and the environm…
Biotic Factors
Living - ... food source... Despenser... competitors... decomposers... predat…
Constitutive defenses
Aposimatic coloration
Batesian Mimicry
Mullerian Mimicry
Phenotypes that are always turned on such as toxins, mimicry,…
Brightly colored
Palatable or harmless species mimics unpalatable or harmful sp…
Two or more harmful species that mimic each other.
Constitutive defenses
Phenotypes that are always turned on such as toxins, mimicry,…
Aposimatic coloration
Brightly colored
Gairdia lambila
Trichomonas vaginalis
Trypanosoma
Sleeping sickness.
Protist found in the intestines of animals, causes stomach pro…
Protist that causes 5 million yeast infections a year. Can be…
Causes both sleeping sickness and changas disease. Changes sur…
Trypanosoma cruzi spread by the tetsy fly in Africa.
Gairdia lambila
Protist found in the intestines of animals, causes stomach pro…
Trichomonas vaginalis
Protist that causes 5 million yeast infections a year. Can be…
Ecology
community
environment
ecosystem
scientific investigation of interactions controlling distribut…
interacting populations sharing the same environment and space
physical and chemical surroundings occupied by individuals
a defined area in which communities interact with their surrou…
Ecology
scientific investigation of interactions controlling distribut…
community
interacting populations sharing the same environment and space
Ecology
community
environment
ecosystem
scientific investigation of interactions controlling distribut…
interacting populations sharing the same environment and space
physical and chemical surroundings occupied by individuals
a defined area in which communities interact with their surrou…
Ecology
scientific investigation of interactions controlling distribut…
community
interacting populations sharing the same environment and space
Biomagnification
Ecological succession
Ecosystem
Ecosystem stability
the concentration of toxins as they move through a food chain
changes in the composition of species found in a community ove…
a community interacting with its environment through a one-way…
the ability of an ecosystem to return to a state of equilibriu…
Biomagnification
the concentration of toxins as they move through a food chain
Ecological succession
changes in the composition of species found in a community ove…