Ecology

Question 1

Study of interactions between organisms & their biotic and abiotic environment

Answer 1

Ecology

Question 2

Individual level ecology;

-physiological, behavioral etc

Answer 2

Autecology

Question 3

Population level

- Landscape, population etc

Answer 3

Synecology

Question 4

Self-sustaining, like a pond, lake, forest, etc

Answer 4

Ecosystem

Question 5

Study of how organisms in a particular area are affected by factors

Answer 5

Natural history

Question 6

This bird was hunted by sailors into extinction, because they are flightless

Answer 6

Dodo

Question 7

Youngest one of these trees coincided with the extinction of the Dodo.

Answer 7

Calavaria tree

Question 8

What bird was used to revive the Calavaria tree, because their gizzards grind the seeds like the dodo.

Answer 8

The turkey

Question 9

Horizons of the soil

Answer 9

0, A, B, C

Question 10

-Most are located within 10* of the equator
-Fairly constant temps
-2000-4000 mm of rainfall
-nutrient poor soils
-Has mycorrhizae fungi
-highest diversity on earth
human influence- hunting gathering, logging and agriculture

Answer 10

Tropical rainforest

Question 11

• Located between 10* and 25*
• Climate is seasonal. dry period 6-7months followed by wet for 5
• Ancient soils
• Human influences: most densely populated habitats, fertile good soil

Answer 11

Tropical dry forest

Question 12

• Origin of man, between 10 & 20*
  -Alternating dry and wet, with fires at the end of the dry.
  Water retaining soils with an impermeable sub soil
  -specialized grazing
• Human influence: Domestic animals overgrazing

Answer 12

Tropical Savanna

Question 13

-Occupy 20% of the Earth
-Occur in 2 bonds; 30N and 30S
-No O horizon
-Has Caliche
-Low abundance of animals
Human influences:
increased areas

Answer 13

Desert

Question 14

-Cali Coast and Mexico
-Cool and moist in fall and dry/hot summers
- frequent and intense fires
-Short waxy shrubs and fire resistant bark.
Human influence:
Very hospitable climate and densely populated
-Fragile, fertile soil

Answer 14

Mediterranean woodland/ shrubland

Question 15

Largest biome in N. Amer.
Receive between 300-1000 mm of rain, but can experience drought
hot summers and brutal winters
Very soil fertile
H-I: Agriculture has used 35-40% of organic matter

Answer 15

Temperate Grassland

Question 16

Pacific northwest, 30-55*
climates aren’t extreme
soils are usually fertile
biomass may be as great/greater than rainforest
HI: many cities exist here, forestry products,

Answer 16

Temperate forest

Question 17

Covers 11% of the earths crust
exists as repeating patches of forest, rocks, and water
50*-60*
Winter is long, summer is short
Low diversity 
conifers and aspens/birch
HI: logging and cranberry bogs

Answer 17

Boreal Forest

Question 18

Found along the top of the globe 
climate is cold and dry,
200 mm of precipitation
Permafrost
Human Influence: Oil

Answer 18

Tundra

Question 19

Not really biomes, but several biomes may be encountered along the sides
climates change from low to high, so do soils
Veg changes as air cools

Answer 19

Mountains

Question 20

In the temperate forest, deciduous soils are

Answer 20

Fertile

Question 21

In the temperate forest, coniferous soils are

Answer 21

Acidic