Final Flashcards
(14 cards)
Contigent value
Measures how much people would pay to restore a resource after it is damaged
The TPWD is an example of ___ trying to reduce the incidence of a tragedy of the commons
A governmental organization
The first national park in the world was ___
Yellowstone
T/F? The primary goal of science is to expand the knowledge of a scientific field
False
Endemic species ___
Are found only in one place on the planet
___ is defined as the number of protons plus the number of neutrons
Atomic mass
Groups of organisms with low biotic potential, such as gray whales, that produce at most one offspring every other year, are said to be ___
K-selected
One example of a result of artificial selection is/are
Broccoli and Brussels sprouts
A small moth pollinated native trees when they bloom in April. Some moths emerge I early March and discover a different blooming shrub to use as a resource. This is an example of what, over time, could be ___
Sympatric speciation
The EPA can be found within the ___
Executive branch
A type I survivorship curve, with higher death rates at older ages, is typical of ___
Large mammals such as gorillas
The eutrophication that has taken place in the Gulf of Mexico and other locations appears to be due to ___
Excess nutrients form fertilizers
The rate at which biomass becomes available to consumer is termed ___
Net primary productivity
The largest pools in the carbon cycle are ___
Sedimentary rock and fossil fuels
