apes vocab unit 2

Question 1

Nitrification

Answer 1

Nitrification: Take nitrite and turning it into nitrate NO3

Question 1

Nitrogen fixation

Answer 1

Nitrogen Fixation: Taking nitrogen in air (N2) and changing to nitrite (NO2) or ammonia (NH3)

Question 2

Assimilation

Answer 2

Assimilation: Organisms use nitrate and ammonium to make DNA and amino acids.

Question 3

Ammonification

Answer 3

Ammonification: Taking NH3 and turning it into NH4.

Question 4

Denitrification

Answer 4

Denitrification: Taking nitrate and ammonium and turning it back into nitrogen (N2) in the air.

Question 5

sink

Answer 5

Sink: a storage place of an element

Question 6

source

Answer 6

Source: a process that releases an element.

Question 7

primary succession

Answer 7

Primary Succession: community change that occurs with new land formation:
lichen → moss → small shrubs → small trees → large trees → climax community

Question 8

secondary succession

Answer 8

Secondary Succession: community change that occurs with land already formed.

Question 9

bottleneck effect

Answer 9

Bottleneck Effect: cut down of genetic diversity due to loss of individuals in a population.

Question 10

non native species

Answer 10

Non-native species: a species that is not known historically in an area. Ex: cane toads in Australia

Question 11

endemic

Answer 11

native to the area/habitat
endemism is the state of being a species found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere. W

Question 12

indicator specie

Answer 12

indicator species, organism—often a microorganism or a plant—that serves as a measure of the environmental conditions that exist in a given locale. For example, greasewood indicates saline soil; mosses often indicate acid soil