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ECOLOGY Flashcards

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SHAPE THE COMMUNITY TO WHICH THEY BELONG AND PROMOTE ENERGY FLOW THROUGH THE FOOD CHAIN OR WEB

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BIOTIC ECOLOGICAL RELATIONSHIPS

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TWO ORGANISMS BENEFIT FROM EACH OTHER

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MUTUALISM

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MUTUALISM IS ALSO KNOWN AS

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SYMBIOSIS

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ONLY ONE BENEFITS FROM THE RELATIONSHIP

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PARASITISM AND PREDATION

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ONE BENEFITS WITHOUT HARMING THE OTHER

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COMMENSALISM

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Example of commensalism

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Epiphytes and trees

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MYCONORIZAE, TERMITE AND CELLULOSE DEGRADING ORGANISMS HAS WHAT TYPE OF RELATIONSHIP?

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MUTUALISM

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DISTRIBUTION PATTERN:

THERE IS ATTRACTION BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS OR ATTRACTION TO A COMMON RESOURCE

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CLUMPED

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DISTRIBUTION PATTERN WHERE THERE IS NEUTRAL INTERACTIONS BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS AND LOCAL ENCIRONMENT

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RANDOM

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DISTRIBUTION PATTERN WHEREIN INDIVIDUALS ARE UNIFORMLY SPACED THROUGHOUT THE ENVIRONMENT

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REGULAR

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DISTRIBUTION PATTERN WHEREIN AN INDIVIDUAL HAS AN EQUAL PROBABILITY OF OCCURRING ANYWHERE IN THE AREA

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RANDOM

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DISTRIBUTION PATTERN WHEREIN INDIVIDUALS LIVE IN AREAS OF HIGH LOCAL ABUNDANCE, WHICH ARE SEPARATED BY AREAS of low abundance

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CLUMPED

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DISTRIBUTION PATTERN WHEREIN THERE IS AN ANTAGONISTIC INTERACTIONS BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS OR LOCAL DEPLETION OF RESOURCES

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REGULAR

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LARGE SCALE ECOSYSTEM PRIMARILY DISTINGUISHED BY THEIR DOMINANT VEGETATION AND ARE USUALLY ASSOCIATED WITH A PARTICULAR CLIMATE

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BIOMES

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30deg NORTH AND SOUTH LATITUDES

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DESERTS

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MOST DIVERSE ECOSYSTEM

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TROPICAL RAINFORESTS

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SOIL IS LITHOSOL

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DESERTS

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AFRICA

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TROPICAL SAVANNA

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TROPICAL SAVANNA IS ALSO KNOWN AS

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SAFARI

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LOW IN ORGANIC MATTER CONTENT

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TROPICAL RAINFOREST

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JAPAN, CHINA AND SIBERIA

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REDWOOD FOREST

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COOL CLIMATE

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EVERGREEN FOREST

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10deg north and south of equator

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TROPICAL RAINFOREST

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ROCKY SOIL

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TROPICAL SAVANNA

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HOT CLIMATE

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DESERTS

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SOIL THIN IN NUTRIENTS

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PRAIRIES AND EVEGREEN

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SOIL COVERED BY PERMAFROST

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TUNDRA

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LOWEST BIOTIC DIVERSITY

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TUNDRA

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FERTILE SOIL

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TAIGA

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USUALLY FERTILE

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RED WOOD FOREST

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ANIMALS ASSOC WITH PLANT COVER

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TROPICAL SAVANNA

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WETTER THAN DESERTS BUT WITH OCCASIONAL DROUGHTS

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PRAIRIES

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MEDITERRANEAN AND CALIFORNIA

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EVERGREEN FOREST

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NORTH AMERICA

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PRAIRIES

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ALASKA AND CANADA

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TAIGA

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NORTH POLE

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TUNDRA

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FAIR AMOUNTS OF RAIN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR

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TROPICAL RAINFOREST

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SEASONAL DROUGHT AND INTENSE LIGHTNING

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TROPICAL SAVANNAH

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RECEIVE WINTER PRECIPITATIONS

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RED WOOD FOREST

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WINTER LONGER THAN 6 MONTHS

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TAIGA

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COLD AND DRY CLIMATE

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TUNDRA

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DOMINATED BY TIMBER TREES

ANIMALS ARE USUALLY LARGE

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TAIGA

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DECIDUOUS TREES DOMINATE
CONIFEROUS TREES ARE COMMON

FAUNAL DIVERSITY IS LOW

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RED WOOD FORESTS

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ANIMALS ARE DROUGHT TOLERANT

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PRAIRIES

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A LOT OF GRASSES AND HERBACEOUS PLANTS

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PRAIRIES

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ANIMALS IN ASSOCIATION WITH ROCKS AND BOULDERS

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DESERTS

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A BRANCH THAT DEALS WITH THE DYNAMICS OF SPECIES POPULATIONS AND HOW THEY INTERACT WITH THEIR ENVIRONMENT.

HOW SPECIES MAXIMIZE THEIR REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGIES TO SURVIVE THEIR CHANGING ENVIRONMENTS

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POPULATION ECOLOGY

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REFERS TO THE MAXIMUM RATE OF INCREASE PER INDIVIDUAL UNDER IDEAL CONDITIONS.

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BIOTIC POTENTIAL

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REFERS TO THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS IN A POPULATION THAT CAN BE SUSTAINED INDEPENDENTLY BY A GIVEN ENVIRONMENT

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CARRYING ENVIRONMENT

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REFERS TO THE INCREASING CONCENTRATION OF NON DEGRADABLE OR SLOWLY DEGRADABLE SUBSTANCE IN BODY TISSUES AS IT IS PASSED ALONG THE FOOD CHAIN.

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BIOLOGICAL MAGNIFICATION

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SURVIVAL OF A GIVEN GROUP OF SPECIES FROM THE TIME OF THE BIRTH UNTIL THE LAST ONE DIES

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SURVIVORSHIP

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NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS IN A GIVEN AREA. IT IS AFFECTED BY BIRTH RATE AND DEATH RATE

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POPULATION DENSITY

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DENSITY DEPENDENT FACTORS

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AGE

GENDER

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DENSITY INDEPENDENT FACTORS

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NATURAL CALAMATIES

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In the r/K selection theory, these species predominates in fluctuating and unstable environment

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r-selected species

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In the r/K selection theory, these species predominates in stable ones

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K-selected species

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In the r/K selection theory, these species reproduce quickly with short generation times

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r-selected

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In the r/K selection theory, these species are longer

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K selected

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In the r/K selection theory, these species has low level of parental investment.

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r species

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In the r/K selection theory, these species are smaller species

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r species

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In the r/K selection theory, these species has longer generation times

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K selected

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In the r/K selection theory, these species has high level of parental investment

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K SELECTED

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In the r/K selection theory, these species offsprings are dispersed over a wide are

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r-selected

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In the r/K selection theory, these species take care of their young and tend to keep them close until maturity

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K SELECETED

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In the r/K selection theory, these species has high mortality before maturity

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r-selected

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In the r/K selection theory, these species tend to favor fewer offspring who can compete successfully for limited resources in a stable environment

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K selected

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In the r/K selection theory, these species tend to favor large number of offspring to ensure survival until the next change in environment

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r selected

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GIVE 3 EXAMPLES OF K SELECTED SPECIES

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humans
elephants
whales

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GIVE FOUR EXAMPLES OF R SELECTED

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BACTERIA
WEEDS
INSECTS
RODENTS

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Energy can neither be created nor destroyed but can be transformed from one to another.

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LAWS OF THERDONYMICS

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LARGEST AND HIGHEST ENERGY

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PRODUCERS

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LOWEST AND SMALLEST ENERGY

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TERTIARY CONSUMERS

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