Ecology Data Flashcards
1
Q
increasing concentration of toxic substances (DDT)
A
Biomagnififcation
2
Q
ability of an ecosystem to start over after disaster
A
succesion
3
Q
occurs when the growth rate decreases as the population reaches carrying capacity
A
Logistic growth
4
Q
growth whose rate becomes ever more rapid in proportion to the growing total number or size
A
Exponential Growth
5
Q
preference toward something based on experience
A
Bias
6
Q
a way to gather data in the ecosystem that eliminates biases
A
Random Sampling
