M10-M11 Jeopardy Flashcards
How species organise within their habitat.
species distribution
Survivorship type associated with high parental care.
Type 1
The population estimate tool were you place a square on the ground and count the species
quadrat
The number of individuals within a species per unit area.
population density
The “mark and recapture” population estimate formula.
N=MC/R
Populations with unlimited resources will exhibit this type of growth curve.
exponential
The maximum population size of a species that an environment is capable of sustaining.
carrying capacity
Two characteristics of r-selected species.
Early Maturation, Shorter Lifespan, Less/no parental care, Large # of offspring, Offspring smaller in size
Three characteristics of K-selected species.
Later maturation, Longer lifespan, More parental care, Fewer offspring , Offspring larger in size
Type of population growth regulation which is caused by physical factors (as opposed to biological).
density-independent
A top predator whose presence maintain biodiversity of a community.
keystone species
The type of symbiosis displayed when birds eat the bugs next to a bison
commensalism
The type of mimicry when a harmless species imitates a harmful species.
Batesian mimicry
Idea that no two species can occupy the same niche at the same time.
competitive exclusion principle
The type of succession when a foundation species comes from new land forming
primary succession
The ecosystem type that encompasses most of the Earth’s surface.
marine ecosystem
Definition of ecosystem ecology.
study of how nutrients + energy flow through organisms and their surroundings
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Energy
Biogeochemical cycle in which an alteration may cause ocean acidification.
Carbon cycle
The biome being described:
subarctic
coniferous evergreens
taiga
boreal forest
A weakened solution of a virus that produces an immune response.
vaccine
The 2 ways that viruses release themselves from their host cell after replication.
budding and lysis
The immune response that is non-specific to the pathogen type.
innate immunity
The collection of proteins that assist the innate immune system.
complement system
Failure in or delayed immune response that can be genetic or acquired.
immunodeficiency
