Ecology Flashcards
Besides sunlight, the next most important climatic factors are
temperature and moisture
For a species to be called “invasive” it must
be introduced to a new area, spread rapidly in this area, and competes successfully with native species
In deep water, which of the following abiotic factors would most limit productivity?
light availability
What is the main reason that climatic conditions on Mercury differ from Earth?
average distance from the Sun
Which level of ecological study focuses the most on abiotic factors?
ecosystem ecology
A lizard’s bobbing dewlap (a colorful flap of skin hanging from an Anolis lizard’s throat) is an example of
signal
An process in which a signal from on e individual modifies the behavior of a recipient individual is
communication
If you ask a question about behavior that concerns how it works, or what its mechanism is, you are asking a question that involves
proximate causation
Learning has the most influence on behavior when
making mistakes does not result in death, and when animals have parents or other sources to learn from
What is the coefficient of relatedness, r between full siblings?
1/2
Ancestral mollusks lacked which of the following key traits?
coiled body and shell
What captures prey with nematocysts?
cnidarians = jellyfish and coral
Most chitons are — that feed by using a radula
marine herbivore
Phylum Arthropoda includes which of the following animals?
millipedes, lobsters, spiders
You find a new species of marine creature. What can help you decide if the animal was more closely related to crabs or spiders
the presence of chelicerae
