Final Jeopardy Review Flashcards
A HERMIT CRAB CARRYING A SEA ANEMONE ON ITS SHELL IS AN EXAMPLE OF THIS TYPE OF INTERACTION
mutualism (+ +)
THIS IS THE CHANGE IN COMMUNITY STRUCTURE OVER TIME
succession
THE DECIMATION OF KELP FORESTS DUE TO THE ABSENCE OF SEA OTTERS IN NORTH PACIFIC ECOSYSTEMS IS AN EXAMPLE OF THIS
trophic cascade
THIS ALLOWS THE COEXISTENCE OF COMPETING SPECIES
niche partitioning
THIS INTERACTION CAN RESULT IN MUTUAL POPULATION REGULATION DEFINED BY OUT OF PHASE RISE AND FALLS
predation
THIS IS THE STUDY OF THE FOSSILIZATION PROCESS
taphonomy
SMALL, SHELLED FOSSILS FROM THE CAMBRIAN ARE TERMED THIS
small shelly fauna
THESE EXTINCT FISH PROVIDE THE FIRST EXAMPLE OF LIVE BIRTH IN THE FOSSIL RECORD
placoderms
INCREASE IN LEVELS OF
THIS WITHIN OCEANS IS THOUGHT TO CONTRIBUTE TO EXTINCTIONS DURING THE GREAT DYING
CO2/CARBONIC ACID ACID/ACIDIFACTION
THIS IS THOUGHT TO BE ONE OF THE CAUSES OF THE CAMBRIAN EXPLOSION (BE SPECIFIC)
fill in from notes
THIS IS THE STUDY OF ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
ethology
THESE INTERACTIONS OCCUR AMONG INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE SAME POPULATION
intraspecific
THIS TYPE OF PREDATOR SPENDS MOST OF ITS TIME CHASING ITS PREY
pursuer
AN AFRICAN PENGUIN GROOMING ITS PEER IS AN EXAMPLE OF THIS BEHAVIOR
social behavior (cooperative)
HELPS TO SUPPORT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELFARE OF CAPTIVE ANIMALS
enrichment
THESE PROGRAMS ARE ONE OF THE EARLIEST FORMS OF CONSERVATION PRACTICED BY ZOOS & AQUARIUMS
captive breeding
THIS WAS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL OBJECTIVES OF THE NY ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY (WCS)
1) FREE ZOOLOGICAL PARK
2) PROMOTING ZOOLOGY
3) PRESERVING WILDLIFE
THIS PLACE-BASED CONSERVATION METHOD IS CONSIDERED KEY IN MARINE CONSERVATION
marine protected area
THE AIM OF THIS IS FOR PARTIAL RECOVERY OF AN
ECOSYSTEM
rehabilitation
THIS IS THE MAIN GOAL OF CONSERVATION
extinction prevention
BEAVERS CONSTRUCTING A DAM IS AN EXAMPLE OF THIS KIND OF DISTURBANCE
BIOLOGICAL
THIS CONSIDERS THE AMOUNT OF TIME IT TAKES FOR A COMMUNITY TO RETURN TO NORMAL AFTER A DISTURBANCE
resilience
THIS KIND OF DISTURBANCE CAN OCCUR FROM RAPID SNOWMELT
spate (flood)
THIS STATES THAT THE HIGHEST SPECIES DIVERSITY OCCURS IN AREAS OF OCCASIONAL DISTURBANCE
intermediate disturbance hypothesis
DROUGHT CONDITIONS OCCUR IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC DURING THIS PHASE OF ENSO
el nino
THIS TERM IS USED WHEN TALKING ABOUT POPULATIONS OF COMMERCIAL SPECIES
stock
WILD-CAUGHT FISHERIES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MOST SEAFOOD PRODUCTION IN THIS ECOSYSTEM
marine
COMMERCIALIZED FISHING HAS LED TO THIS
1) POPULATION DECLINES/CRASHES
2) REMOVAL OF APEX PREDATOR BIOMASS
3) COMMUNITY SHIFTS
4) COLLAPSED FOOD WEBS
ETC.
THE DISCARDING OF LOW- PRICED BUT EDIBLE FISH IS CALLED THIS
price-based bycatch
THIS TERM DESCRIBES THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE ANNUAL CATCH THAT CAN BE SUSTAINED OVER TIME
maximum sustainable yield
THESE STRUCTURES PROVIDE SOME OF THE EARLIEST EVIDENCE OF HUMAN ALTERATIONS OF FRESHWATER SYSTEMS
dams
IN ADDITION TO INCREASING GREENHOUSE GASSES IN THE ATMOSPHERE, THIS ACTIVITY HAS ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO ANTHROPOGENIC CLIMATE CHANGE
land alteration
THIS IS ONE OF THE DRIVERS OF INCREASED ANTHROPOGENIC DISTURBANCES
1) HUMAN POPULATION CHANGES
2) RESOURCE USE
3) TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS
4) SOCIAL ORGANIZATION/CULTURE
EXTINCTIONS ARE 1000 TIMES MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR IN THIS HABITAT
freshwater
THIS OCCURS WHEN MORE HEAT LEAVES THE PLANET THAN IS ABSORBED
NEGATIVE RADIATIVE FORCING
OXYGEN IS EXTRACTED FROM WATER THROUGH DIFFUSION WITHIN THIS FISH ORGAN
gills
THE PELVIS AND FEMUR OF A WHALE IS THIS TYPE OF STRUCTURE
vestigial
PHYSICALLY SIMILAR TAXA THAT LACK A COMMON ANCESTOR IS AN EXAMPLE OF THIS KIND OF EVOLUTION
convergent evolution
ANTARCTIC FISH RAISING CONCENTRATIONS OF GLYCEROL IN BLOOD AND TISSUES TO PREVENT ICE FORMATION IS AN ADAPTATION TO THIS
cold temperatures
THIS TAXA IS ONE OF THE EARLIEST RELATIVES TO CETACEANS
RAOELLIDAE
a HIGH SIMPSON’S RECIPROCAL INDEX (1/D) CORRESPONDS WITH THIS
high biodiversity
THIS TERM IS USED TO DESCRIBE LARGE AQUATIC PLANTS
macrophytes
THIS TAXA IS MAINLY KNOWN FOR ITS STiNGING CELLS
any type of cnidarian
THIS TAXA IS LIKELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE GREAT OXIDATION EVENT
cyanobacteria
this AQUATIC NUTRIENT STATUS ASSOCIATES WITH INTERMEDIATE PRIMARY PRODUCTION
mesotrophic
HIGHER CONNECTANCE VALUES INDICATES THAT A COMMUNITY IS THIS
less diverse
THIS IS THE COSTS OF FECUNDITY PER UNIT TIME
reproductive effort
THIS IS THE TERM FOR SPECIES THAT REPRODUCE MULTIPLE TIMES IN THEIR LIFE CYCLE
iteroparous
DECOMPOSERS ARE ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT IN THE CYCLING OF THIS
nutrients
THIS DEFINES A STREAM, AFFECTING ITS STRUCTURE AND
CHARACTER
current velocity
THIS PROCESS TRANSFERS WATER TO THE ATMOSPHERE FROM THE EARTH’S SURFACE
EVAPORATION EVAPOTRANSPIRATION TRANSPIRATION
CHEMOSYNTHETIC BACTERIA ARE USUALLY THE PRIMARY PRODUCERS IN THESE MARINE ENVIRONMENTS
HYDROTHERMAL VENTS
this determines the shape of the shoreline
sea level
THIS TYPE OF WATER MOVEMENT GENERALLY LEADS TO GREATER FISH POPULATIONS
upwelling
THIS TYPE OF KEYSTONE SPECIES ALSO ALTERS THE STRUCTURE OF THEIR HABITAT
ecosystem engineer
THIS CAN LEAD TO A CYCLIC DISPLACEMENT OF SPECIES WITHIN THE PACIFIC OCEAN
EL NIÑO SOUTHERN OSCILLATION
PASSIVE DISPERSAL IS OFTEN UTILIZED BY INDIVIDUALS IN THIS STATE OF A SESSILE ORGANISM’S LIFE CYCLE
LARVAL
THE BEHAVIOR OF AQUATIC MICROORGANISMS IS PRIMARILY INFLUENCED BY
THIS
MOTILITY OR MOVEMENT
REMOVING SHADE ALONG RIVER AND STREAM SYSTEMS RESULTS IN THIS IMPACT ON THE WATER
INCREASED TEMPERATURE
