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Ecology Review Flashcards

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1
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Put in the following order of who eats who: primary consumers, tertiary consumers, producer, secondary consumer.

A

Tertiary consumers eat secondary consumers who eat primary consumers who eat producers.

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Put the following in order of the largest to fewest in number in an ecosystem: primary consumers, tertiary consumer, producer, secondary consumer.

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Producer, primary consumer, secondary consumer, tertiary consumer.

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What breaks down dead organisms?

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Decomposers

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What do organisms compete for?

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Resources

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What is released into the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels?

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Carbon Dioxide

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What is competitive exclusion?

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Only one organism wins.

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What is a trophic level?

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The energy level of an organism in the food chain.

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What is commensalism?

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One benefits, the other unaffected.

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What is mutualism?

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Both benefit from each other (+ +)

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What is predation?

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Preying of one species on another (+ -)

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What is parasitism?

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One benefits, the other is harmed (+ -)

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What’s an example of commensalism?

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Bird living in a tree

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What’s an example of mutualism?

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Bees pollinating flowers

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What’s an example of predation?

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Lion eating a deer

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What’s an example of parasitism?

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Dogs and ticks/lice

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What is mimicry?

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Close resemblance of an animal/plant to another.

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What’s an example of mimicry?

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Bugs that look like leaves

18
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What is an abiotic factor?

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Non-living physical factors of the environment.

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What’s an example of an abiotic factor?

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Weather, water, rocks, soil

20
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What is a biotic factor?

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A living component within an environment

21
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What are examples of biotic factors?

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Predators and their prey

22
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What is biological magnification?

A

The increase of poisonous substances through a food chain.

23
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What organism is most affected by biological magnification?

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The “top” organism.

24
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What is the definition of ecology?

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The study of organisms and their environment.

25
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What is eutrophication?

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A lot of nutrients in a body of water which makes a lot algae and other aquatic plants grow, minimizing oxygen.

26
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What is biological control?

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The control of pests by introduction - the use of natural enemies, predators, and parasites.

27
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What is carrying capacity?

A

The number of animals a region can support

28
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What type of chemical is produced in ocean floor vents?

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H2S - Hydrogen sulfate gas

29
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What is a more common name for a prokaryote?

A

Bacteria

30
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What is acid rain?

A

Pollution in rain that causes environmental harm.

31
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What type of organisms are nitrogen fixers?

A

Prokaryotes/Bacteria

32
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What do nitrogen fixers do?

A

Get nitrogen from the environment for use by plants and organisms

33
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What is loam?

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Soil containing clay, sand, and silt

34
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What major nutrient do plants need to grow?

A

sunlight

35
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Which group (consumer, producer) has the most total energy and why?

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Producers because they’re at the bottom

36
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What is a producer?

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something that makes its own food - autotroph

37
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What is succession?

A

Change in the land over time

38
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What is a non-native or introduced species?

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Something that doesn’t necessarily belong to an environment

39
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Why are non-native species a problem?

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They don’t have a natural predator and exponentially take over

40
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How do legumes fit into the nitrogen cycle?

A

Bacteria lives in legumes and grab nitrogen to fertilize the plants

41
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What is the biosphere?

A

Planet earth and its life

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