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Final Jeopardy Review Flashcards

1
Q

A HERMIT CRAB CARRYING A SEA ANEMONE ON ITS SHELL IS AN EXAMPLE OF THIS TYPE OF INTERACTION

A

mutualism (+ +)

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THIS IS THE CHANGE IN COMMUNITY STRUCTURE OVER TIME

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succession

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3
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THE DECIMATION OF KELP FORESTS DUE TO THE ABSENCE OF SEA OTTERS IN NORTH PACIFIC ECOSYSTEMS IS AN EXAMPLE OF THIS

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trophic cascade

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4
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THIS ALLOWS THE COEXISTENCE OF COMPETING SPECIES

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niche partitioning

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5
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THIS INTERACTION CAN RESULT IN MUTUAL POPULATION REGULATION DEFINED BY OUT OF PHASE RISE AND FALLS

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predation

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6
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THIS IS THE STUDY OF THE FOSSILIZATION PROCESS

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taphonomy

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7
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SMALL, SHELLED FOSSILS FROM THE CAMBRIAN ARE TERMED THIS

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small shelly fauna

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8
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THESE EXTINCT FISH PROVIDE THE FIRST EXAMPLE OF LIVE BIRTH IN THE FOSSIL RECORD

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placoderms

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9
Q

INCREASE IN LEVELS OF
THIS WITHIN OCEANS IS THOUGHT TO CONTRIBUTE TO EXTINCTIONS DURING THE GREAT DYING

A

CO2/CARBONIC ACID ACID/ACIDIFACTION

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10
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THIS IS THOUGHT TO BE ONE OF THE CAUSES OF THE CAMBRIAN EXPLOSION (BE SPECIFIC)

A

fill in from notes

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11
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THIS IS THE STUDY OF ANIMAL BEHAVIOR

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ethology

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12
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THESE INTERACTIONS OCCUR AMONG INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE SAME POPULATION

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intraspecific

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13
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THIS TYPE OF PREDATOR SPENDS MOST OF ITS TIME CHASING ITS PREY

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pursuer

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14
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AN AFRICAN PENGUIN GROOMING ITS PEER IS AN EXAMPLE OF THIS BEHAVIOR

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social behavior (cooperative)

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15
Q

HELPS TO SUPPORT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELFARE OF CAPTIVE ANIMALS

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enrichment

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16
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THESE PROGRAMS ARE ONE OF THE EARLIEST FORMS OF CONSERVATION PRACTICED BY ZOOS & AQUARIUMS

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captive breeding

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17
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THIS WAS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL OBJECTIVES OF THE NY ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY (WCS)

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1) FREE ZOOLOGICAL PARK
2) PROMOTING ZOOLOGY
3) PRESERVING WILDLIFE

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18
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THIS PLACE-BASED CONSERVATION METHOD IS CONSIDERED KEY IN MARINE CONSERVATION

A

marine protected area

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19
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THE AIM OF THIS IS FOR PARTIAL RECOVERY OF AN
ECOSYSTEM

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rehabilitation

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20
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THIS IS THE MAIN GOAL OF CONSERVATION

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extinction prevention

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21
Q

BEAVERS CONSTRUCTING A DAM IS AN EXAMPLE OF THIS KIND OF DISTURBANCE

A

BIOLOGICAL

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22
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THIS CONSIDERS THE AMOUNT OF TIME IT TAKES FOR A COMMUNITY TO RETURN TO NORMAL AFTER A DISTURBANCE

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resilience

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23
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THIS KIND OF DISTURBANCE CAN OCCUR FROM RAPID SNOWMELT

A

spate (flood)

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24
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THIS STATES THAT THE HIGHEST SPECIES DIVERSITY OCCURS IN AREAS OF OCCASIONAL DISTURBANCE

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intermediate disturbance hypothesis

25
Q

DROUGHT CONDITIONS OCCUR IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC DURING THIS PHASE OF ENSO

A

el nino

26
Q

THIS TERM IS USED WHEN TALKING ABOUT POPULATIONS OF COMMERCIAL SPECIES

A

stock

27
Q

WILD-CAUGHT FISHERIES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MOST SEAFOOD PRODUCTION IN THIS ECOSYSTEM

A

marine

28
Q

COMMERCIALIZED FISHING HAS LED TO THIS

A

1) POPULATION DECLINES/CRASHES
2) REMOVAL OF APEX PREDATOR BIOMASS
3) COMMUNITY SHIFTS
4) COLLAPSED FOOD WEBS
ETC.

29
Q

THE DISCARDING OF LOW- PRICED BUT EDIBLE FISH IS CALLED THIS

A

price-based bycatch

30
Q

THIS TERM DESCRIBES THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE ANNUAL CATCH THAT CAN BE SUSTAINED OVER TIME

A

maximum sustainable yield

31
Q

THESE STRUCTURES PROVIDE SOME OF THE EARLIEST EVIDENCE OF HUMAN ALTERATIONS OF FRESHWATER SYSTEMS

A

dams

32
Q

IN ADDITION TO INCREASING GREENHOUSE GASSES IN THE ATMOSPHERE, THIS ACTIVITY HAS ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO ANTHROPOGENIC CLIMATE CHANGE

A

land alteration

33
Q

THIS IS ONE OF THE DRIVERS OF INCREASED ANTHROPOGENIC DISTURBANCES

A

1) HUMAN POPULATION CHANGES
2) RESOURCE USE
3) TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS
4) SOCIAL ORGANIZATION/CULTURE

34
Q

EXTINCTIONS ARE 1000 TIMES MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR IN THIS HABITAT

A

freshwater

35
Q

THIS OCCURS WHEN MORE HEAT LEAVES THE PLANET THAN IS ABSORBED

A

NEGATIVE RADIATIVE FORCING

36
Q

OXYGEN IS EXTRACTED FROM WATER THROUGH DIFFUSION WITHIN THIS FISH ORGAN

A

gills

37
Q

THE PELVIS AND FEMUR OF A WHALE IS THIS TYPE OF STRUCTURE

A

vestigial

38
Q

PHYSICALLY SIMILAR TAXA THAT LACK A COMMON ANCESTOR IS AN EXAMPLE OF THIS KIND OF EVOLUTION

A

convergent evolution

39
Q

ANTARCTIC FISH RAISING CONCENTRATIONS OF GLYCEROL IN BLOOD AND TISSUES TO PREVENT ICE FORMATION IS AN ADAPTATION TO THIS

A

cold temperatures

40
Q

THIS TAXA IS ONE OF THE EARLIEST RELATIVES TO CETACEANS

A

RAOELLIDAE

41
Q

a HIGH SIMPSON’S RECIPROCAL INDEX (1/D) CORRESPONDS WITH THIS

A

high biodiversity

42
Q

THIS TERM IS USED TO DESCRIBE LARGE AQUATIC PLANTS

A

macrophytes

43
Q

THIS TAXA IS MAINLY KNOWN FOR ITS STiNGING CELLS

A

any type of cnidarian

44
Q

THIS TAXA IS LIKELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE GREAT OXIDATION EVENT

A

cyanobacteria

45
Q

this AQUATIC NUTRIENT STATUS ASSOCIATES WITH INTERMEDIATE PRIMARY PRODUCTION

A

mesotrophic

46
Q

HIGHER CONNECTANCE VALUES INDICATES THAT A COMMUNITY IS THIS

A

less diverse

47
Q

THIS IS THE COSTS OF FECUNDITY PER UNIT TIME

A

reproductive effort

48
Q

THIS IS THE TERM FOR SPECIES THAT REPRODUCE MULTIPLE TIMES IN THEIR LIFE CYCLE

A

iteroparous

49
Q

DECOMPOSERS ARE ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT IN THE CYCLING OF THIS

A

nutrients

50
Q

THIS DEFINES A STREAM, AFFECTING ITS STRUCTURE AND
CHARACTER

A

current velocity

51
Q

THIS PROCESS TRANSFERS WATER TO THE ATMOSPHERE FROM THE EARTH’S SURFACE

A

EVAPORATION EVAPOTRANSPIRATION TRANSPIRATION

52
Q

CHEMOSYNTHETIC BACTERIA ARE USUALLY THE PRIMARY PRODUCERS IN THESE MARINE ENVIRONMENTS

A

HYDROTHERMAL VENTS

53
Q

this determines the shape of the shoreline

A

sea level

54
Q

THIS TYPE OF WATER MOVEMENT GENERALLY LEADS TO GREATER FISH POPULATIONS

A

upwelling

55
Q

THIS TYPE OF KEYSTONE SPECIES ALSO ALTERS THE STRUCTURE OF THEIR HABITAT

A

ecosystem engineer

56
Q

THIS CAN LEAD TO A CYCLIC DISPLACEMENT OF SPECIES WITHIN THE PACIFIC OCEAN

A

EL NIÑO SOUTHERN OSCILLATION

57
Q

PASSIVE DISPERSAL IS OFTEN UTILIZED BY INDIVIDUALS IN THIS STATE OF A SESSILE ORGANISM’S LIFE CYCLE

A

LARVAL

58
Q

THE BEHAVIOR OF AQUATIC MICROORGANISMS IS PRIMARILY INFLUENCED BY
THIS

A

MOTILITY OR MOVEMENT

59
Q

REMOVING SHADE ALONG RIVER AND STREAM SYSTEMS RESULTS IN THIS IMPACT ON THE WATER

A

INCREASED TEMPERATURE

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