biodiversity

Question 1

how many in a given area

Answer 1

density

Question 2

how spread out

Answer 2

distribution

Question 3

the number of females of reproduction age and the number of females reaching reproduction age

Answer 3

age structure

Question 4

3 types of distribution

Answer 4

clumped- unequal, distribution of resources, poor seed dispersal mechanism. *animal- pack hunting, safety

Question 5

even, not thought to exist in nature

Answer 5

random

Question 6

one or more resource is rare, territoralism especially in solitary animals

Answer 6

uniform

Question 7

growth of population

Answer 7

birth
immigration
death
irrigation

Question 8

each individual contribution to population growth

Answer 8

per capita growth

Question 9

the maximum number offspring a female can produce over her lifetime in optimal conditions

Answer 9

biotic potential

Question 10

the number of organism in a population that the environment has the resources to support. (not constant)

Answer 10

carrying capacity (K)

Question 11

things that limit population growth

Answer 11

factors

Question 12

as population size increase, either birthrates decreases or death rate increases.
competition
diseases
predation

Answer 12

density dependent

Question 13

no correlation between population size and birth/death rates (natural disaster)

Answer 13

density independent

Question 14

rapid constant growth rate never reach (k) carrying. selection favors maximal growth rate in an uncrowded environment

Answer 14

exponential growth

Question 15

a period of exponential growth but as the population reaches K growth rate slows dramatically, population size fluctuates at K

Answer 15

logistic growth

Question 16

small size, many offsprings, little parental investment

Answer 16

R-selected

Question 17

large bodied, few offsprings, great parental investment

Answer 17

K-selected org.

Question 18

harvesting wild populations “magic number” of org. can be harvested such that the number can be regenerated in one season. incomplete number doesn’t include all the variables

Answer 18

sustainable yield

Question 19

levels of ecology includes living and non-living factors?

Answer 19

ecosystem

Question 20

At what latitude are you most likely to see hot deserts?

Answer 20

30 N/S

Question 21

two latitudes are more likely to have big trees?

Answer 21

0 and 60 N/S

Question 22

region or regions does the prevailing wind flow from East to West?

Answer 22

The Tropics and the Polar Regions only

Question 23

two latitudes have the least precipitation?

Answer 23

30 N/S and 90 N/S

Question 24

two latitudes do you see warm humid air rising?

Answer 24

0 N/S and 60 N/S

Question 25

topography, what is a rain shadow?

Answer 25

The side of the mountain that does not get rain

Question 26

In the temperate region, the topmost, warm layer of the ocean travels…

Answer 26

W to E

Question 27

It is situated north of an arrangement of islands that pushes slow moving air across a warm shallow sea and up onto the mainland.

Answer 27

The Southeastern United States is not a hot desert primarily because…

Question 28

In Tropical Seasons, winter is described as...

Answer 28

dry

Question 29

What can producers do that consumers can't do?

Answer 29

Convert solar energy to chemical energy.

Question 30

organisms are responsible for converting dead organic material back into an inorganic form that plants can use?

Answer 30

decomposers

Question 31

two most limiting factors of plant growth?

Answer 31

Nitrogen and phosphorus

Question 32

biogeochemical cycles includes an atmospheric reservoir that is largely unavailable to nutrient cycling?

Answer 32

nitrogen

Question 33

How do animals release nitrogen back to the ecosystem?

Answer 33

They excrete it in urine.

Question 34

What happens to the carbon dioxide that is dissolved into the ocean?

Answer 34

It is assimilated into the shells of mollusks as calcium carbonate.

Question 35

When an excessive amount of nutrients get into a slow moving waterway, a chain reaction of events occurs that will eventually kill the entire system. What is this called?

Answer 35

eutrophication

Question 36

genotype and phenotype

Answer 36

The genotype interacts indirectly with the environment through the phenotype.

Question 37

What happens when atmospheric Carbon Dioxide levels rise?

Answer 37

Oceanic levels of Bicarbonate rise, and the coral reefs show decline.

Question 38

Areas that get "medium" amounts of rainfall support what type of ecosystem?

Answer 38

Grasslands with maybe some small trees.