Exam 2 Flashcards
(32 cards)
Study of energy and its transformations
thermo-dynamics
Heat can move in four ways
conduction, convection, radiation, latent heat transfer
Electromagnetic Radiation is…
energy that is propagated through free space or through a material medium in the form of electromagnetic waves
What are to mechanisms of competition
Exploitation and Interference
Exploitation mechanism is…
Consume resource faster
Interference competition is…
Stop competitor from consuming resource
Adapted to feed on plant material…
Herbivores
Coevolution is…
tit for tat evolution of a prey and its species that consumes it
Hunt, kill, and consume prey
Predator
Prey switching is…
predators focus on the most abundant prey
Depends on living host for nourishment
Parasite
Symbiosis means…
intimate interdependency between 2 species
Mutualism means…
Both species benefit
Commensalism means…
One species benefits, other unaffected
How are organisms classified?
By trophic levels
Biomass energy means…
Food that can be consumed by a higher trophic level
Trophic cascade is…
When there’s a removal of a top predator and it causes a collapse further down the food web
Natural Selection is…
A process by which favorable traits become more common and less favorable less common
Fossils is….
the remains of or a trace of the presence of an ancient organism
Body parts of similar origin, structure, and development but adapted for different functions is what term…
Homologous structures
Useless or reduced structures in organisms
Vestigial Organs
The metabolism of vastly different organisms is based on the same complex biochemical compounds is what term…
Biochemistry
Name the 7 Species Classification Levels
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
Prokaryotes are…
simple, single-celled organisms that LACK a nucleus
