Ecology Flashcards
The interactions between a community and an environment describe a ____
Ecosystem
A ____ is composed of different populations of all the species
Community
A _____ describes all members of one species within an ecosystem
Population
What is the area of integration between two biomes referred to?
Ecotone
Arrange the layers of a forest from top to bottom
Overstory, Canopy, Understory, Floor
They have high temperatures with little seasonal variations and are diverse
Tropical Rainforests
They have warm temperatures with moderate seasonal variation, low precipitation, and high coverage of forbs
Savannahs
They have hot and dry summers, and cool and rainy winters. They are overall warm and relatively dry.
Chapparal
They have cold, dry winters and hot, rainy summers, consist of high forb concentration.
Temperate Grasslands
They have little seasonal variation in terms of precipitation and a moderate amount. They are cold.
Taiga
They have cold winters, hot wet summers, and have much more precipitation.
Temperate Broadleaf Forests
In seasonal turnover, which two seasons have thermally stratified lakes?
Autumn and Spring
In seasonal turnover, which season has decreasing temperature with depth
Summer
In seasonal turnover, which season has increasing temperature with depth
Winter
Which lakes are nutrient poor and O2 rich?
Oligotrophic Lakes
Which lakes are nutrient rich and O2 poor?
Eutrophic Lakes
What is the shallow, well lit, close-to-shore region of a lake?
Littoral Zone
What is the far from shore, deep, area of the lake where phytoplankton are present?
Limnetic Zone
