test ecology Flashcards

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what are the 7 characterisitcs that an organism must have to be alive?

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-be made of 1 or more cells
-contain DNA (or RNA)
-be able to grow
-be able to reproduce
-be able to respond to stimuli
-be able to adapt/evolve as a population
-have a metabloism

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what is asexual reproduction?

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when 1 parent produces genetically identical offspring

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what is sexual reproduction?

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when 2 parents produce genetidally unique offspring together

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what is an example of a stimuli and response?

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sunflowers grow facing east (response) towards the sunrise (stimuli)

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what is an example of a population?

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a group of bears in a forest in north colorado

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what does abiotic mean?

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nonliving

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what does biotic mean?

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living

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what is an ecosystem?

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all of the living and nonliving things

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what is binomal nomenclature?

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the two-naming system of naming organisms after their genus and species (most specific calssifaction levels)

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list the classification levels from most to least inclusive

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-domain
-kingdom
-phylum
-class
-order
-family
-genus
-species

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what is a dichotomus key?

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a tool used for identifying organisms based on their characteristics

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what are the 6 levels of ecological organization?

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-organism
-population
-community
-ecosystem
-biome
-biosphere

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ecology

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the study of relationships between two organisms/ between an organism and ites enviroment

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metabolism

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all of the chemical reactions of each cell in an organism that provide energy for life’s processes and create key molecules

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organims

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individual memeber of a species or population (ex. 1 deer)

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population

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multiple organims of the same species living together (ex. all the deer in a field)

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community

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multiple populations of different species living together (ex. all deer, squirrels, birds, plants in a field)

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ecosystem

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community plus all abiotic factors in the enviroment (ex. all deer, squirrels, birds, plants, rain, tempurature in a field)

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biome

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multiple ecosystems that share similar characteristics but are located on diffferent parts of the planet (ex. grassland)

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biodiversity

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the vareity of organisms considered at all levels from populations to ecosystems

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taxonomy

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field of biology tha classifies organisms, organizing them based on similar characteristics

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bionomial nomenclature

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two name naming system by Carolus Linnaeus that names organisms after their two most specific classification levels (genus species)

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cladogram

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diagram that shows relatedness (does not show ancestral relationship like phylogenic tree)

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dichotomus key

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tool used for identifying organisms based on their characteristics

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why does matter have to cycle?
because matter is neither created nor destroyed and earth is a closed system
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what are the stages of the water cycle?
-precipitation -infiltration -runoff -evaporation -transpiration -condensation
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what is one way humans (negatively) affect the water cycle?
deforestation- decreases transpiration
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what are the stages of the carbon cycle?
-photosynthesis -cellular respiration (these are their own cycle within themselves) -consumption -decompostion -fossilization -combusion
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what is one way humans (negatively) affect the carbon cycle?
combustion- causes a major increase of carbon in the atmosphere
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what are the stages of the nitrogen cycle?
-nitrogen fixation -consumption -decompostion -ammonification -nitrification -denitrification
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what is one way humans (negatively) affect the nitrogen cycle?
fertilizers- creates in imbalance because of way too much nitrogen in the soil
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what are two ways humans negatively affect the enviroment?
-eutrophication -paving
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what are three places you can find carbon?
-macromolecules -fossil fuels -in the atmosphere
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what is a step that removes carbon from the atompshere?
photosynthesis
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what is a step that returns carbon to the atmosphere?
combusion
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what two macromolecules are nitrogen a part of?
-proteins -nucleic acids
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what is the chemical formula for atmospheric nitrogen?
N2
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what is the living organism involved in every step of the nitrogen cycle?
bacteria
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which step in the nitrogen cycle returns nitrogen to the atmosphere?
denitrification
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what is the only step in the water cycle that involves living organisms?
transpiration
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which cycles have a decomposition stage?
nitrogen and carbon
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what living organisms remove carbon from the atmosphere?
plants
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what organism is most essential ot the nitrogen cycle?
bacteria
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what is the driving force behind the water cycle?
the sun
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which cycles have a transpiration stage?
water
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which cycles have a photosyntheis stage?
carbon
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which cycles have a denitrification stage?
nitrogen
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which cycles have a cellular respiration stage?
carbon
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which cycles have a combustion stage?
carbon and nitrogen
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which cycles have a infiltration stage?
water
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which cycles have a precipitation stage?
water
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which cycles have a decomposition stage?
carbon and nitrogen
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which cycles have a consumption stage?
carbon and nitrogen
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list a living organism nad how it affects the water cycle
plants- use water in photosynthesis to make glucose
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list a living organism and how it affects the carbon cycle
human- breathes carbon back into the atmosphere
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list a living organism and how it affects the nitrogen cycle
bacteria- converst nitrogen into the form plants can use
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which cycle is affected by the widest variety of living organisms?
the carbon cycle
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which cycle is least affected by living organisms?
water
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biogeochemical cycles
represent the movemen of a particular form of matter through the living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem
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aquifer
an aunderground layer of permeable rock that can hold water
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eutrophication
when a body of water becomes overly enriched wiht nutrients, causing excessive algae growth
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what are some density- dependent limiting factors?
competition, predation, paratisim, and disease
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what are some density- independent limiting factors?
weather changes, pollution, and natural disasters
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what is population density?
the total number of individuals living in a defined space
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what is carrying capacity?
the maxiumum population the environment can support
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what type of population growth is the human population?
exponential
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what two things increase population density?
birth and immigration
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what two things decrease population density?
death and emmigration
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what growth patterns do most population follow?
logistic
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what type of populatoin growth is limited by a carrying capacity?
logistic
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what are some limiting abiotic factors?
climate, temperature, natural disasters
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what are some limit biotic factors?
competition, predation, disease
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what are the three types of dispersion patterns?
random, uniform, and clumped
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what are the three types of suvivorship curves?
type I- late loss: less offspring, heavy parental care (ex. humans) type II- constant loss: mortality unaffected by age, less parental care (ex. birds) type III- early loss: produces lots of offspring, many die right away (ex. mosquitos)
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population
a group of organisms of the same species living in the same space
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population density
measures the number of individual organisms living in a defined space
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suvivorship curve
a graphic representation of mortality rates shows the number of individuals ina population that can be expected to survive any specific age
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exponential growth
population grows wihtout limit (ex. humans)
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logistic growth
population grows quickly at first and then levels off (ex. most natural poulations- rabbits)
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carrying capacity
the maximum population that a given enviroment can support
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limiting factors
aspects of the enviroment that limit the size a population can reach
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biotic
living
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abiotic
nonliving
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density- dependent
have a bigger himpact on more dense populations (ex. predation)
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density independent
regulate population growth regarless of size or density (ex. natural disasters)