ecology quiz 2 Flashcards
(22 cards)
what is the smallest unit
an individual
all members of the same species in an area is called
a population
all the populations living in an area is called a
community
all the biotic and abiotic factors in an area is called
ecosystem
large ecosystems that share similar climate conditions are called
biomes
what does climate determine
the type of plants species that live in that area
if u combine all the biomes on earth you have the
biosphere
What is the greenhouse effect
our atmosphere acts like an insulating blanket to keep the temperature relatively stable in the biosphere
what helps maintain and trap heat energy
co2 methane and water
what is biodiversity
is the variety of species in a particular area or ecosystem
the more species in an area the higher biodiversity
what does high biodiversity lead to in an ecosystem
resistance and resilience
what is resistance
the ability of an ecosystem to maintain its function despite changes or disturbances
what is resilience
the ability of an ecosystem to bounce back and Regan function after being disturbed
what are the community interactions
competition
predation
symbiosis
what is intraspecific
when 2 of the same species compete
what is interspecific
when 2 different species compete
what is predation
occurs when one organism catch’s and eats another for food w
what is adaption
a trait that helps it live
what is symbiosis
is a relationship between two species that live close together
mutualism
when both species benefit from the arrangement
bees- get pollen from flowers-pollen gets spread
commensalism
one species is helped the other is neither helped nor hurt
barnacles-filter for food on whales
parasitism
one species is helped the other is hurt
ticks-blood humans-lime desecise
