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Species richness

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How many species can live in one area

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Species and Biological Species Concept

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a species is a group of similar organisms that interbreed and produce viable and fertile offspring and are reproductively isolated from other species (this is the concept)

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Taxonomy

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The science of naming and classifying living organisms based on features and characteristics (physical and genetic)

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Biological nomenclature

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The system, or language, to use when naming organisms, in latin because its a dead language and will not change

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Carolus Linnaeus

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1700’s, latinized species which created biological nomenclature, wrote the book “the system of nature”

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Hierarchical taxonomic categories

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Drunk Katie Perry Comes Over For Grape Soda
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
Broadest——————————————most specific
example: Eukarya, Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Danus, Danus plexipuss

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Taxa/Taxon

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a term used to group related organisms at ANY of those different categoric levels

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Scientific name

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-italicized and uppercase first word, lowercase second
-can abbreviate to first letter of first word
ex: D. plexippus

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Binomen

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2 names

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Phylogeny

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A way to classify organisms- drawn out like a family tree that describes the hypothesized evolutionary history of a species or a group

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Basis for Classification

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specific features and characteristics on or in organisms or phylum

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what features are on a Phylogenetic Tree?

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contains tips, lines, nodes, MRCA

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Sister Taxa

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Two taxa coming from the same MRCA node

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Branch Point/Node

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show connections of taxa on the phylogenetic tree

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Common Ancestor

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An ancestor that two or more descendants have in common

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MRCA

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The most recent common ancestor (the node connecting 2 taxa)

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Tree of Life

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A tree of all living organisms that shows they are all related

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Eukaryote

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Cells that have nucleus inclosed in nuclear envelope (in plants and animals)

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Multicellular

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in plants and animals

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Cell walls

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in plants, not in animals because animals have flexible membranes instead

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Motile

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Plants can’t move, animals are motile because of neuromuscular system

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Heterotrophs

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“other feeder”- consume organisms that produce glucose or ate something else that with glucose, animals

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Autotrophs

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create energy from the sun into sugar using photosynthesis, plants

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What challenges do organisms living in deserts face?

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-lack of water
-lack of vegetation/food (little biodiversity)
-heat/sun
-no protection
-extreme weather changes throughout day/night
-sand in respiratory system

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What makes the Namib desert unique?

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-close too Atlantic Ocean but winds blow west across land so no moisture blows in
-water is really cold due to current from Atlantic
-makes fog in early morning because warm land and cool water
-winds from the east keep it dry otherwise

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How do darkling beetles in the Namib desert adapt to challenges of life in the desert?

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-angle bodies on sand dunes to “bask” in fog to collect a drop of moisture and drink it
-it rains very infrequently but when it does vegetation blooms and dies quick and beetles eat dried up leaves and seeds that blow across land
-locomotion (speedy legs, body off hot sand) and thermoregulation (bury deep into cooler sand) help stay cool and escape predators
-tap butt on ground to make vibrations in sand to find a mate
-gas exchange through sphericals

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Ecology

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“oikos” meaning ‘home’

The study of WHY organisms live where they do and how they are INFLUENCED by biotic (living) and abiotic(non-living) factors

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Environment

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All the external factors and conditions that affect an organism during its life
*primarily abiotic conditions

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Two types of environments

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Terrestrial and aquatic

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Terrestrial environments and what determines what type they are

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Deserts- <10’’ rain/yr
Grasslands- 10-30’’ rain/yr
Forrest- >30’’ rain/yr

RAINFALL

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Aquatic environments and what determines the type

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-marine (coral reef): saltwater
-lake/pond: freshwater and no current
-stream/river: freshwater and current

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Evolution

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the study of how populations of animals CHANGE over time

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speciation

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the formation (divergence) of a new species
*ex: marine iguana and land iguana both descendants of green iguana

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Biodiversity

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1: The variety of species, “species richness”
2: The variability within a species (need variability for evolution to happen)
3: The types of evironments in which organisms live (because different organisms are adapted to live in different environments)

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Levels of Ecological study and what they focus on

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1) organisms- morphological, physiological, behavioral adaptations of ind
2) populations- how and why pop grow or decline over time and space
3) communities- how different species interact and how interactions change/time
4) ecosystems- interactions btwn communities and abiotic environ (flow of energy and nutrient cycle)
5) the biosphere (global)- processes that transcend ecosystems, ex: climate change
—–okay, pop-corn Evan bowen

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Conservation Bio

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effort to study, preserve, and restore threatened genetic diversity in populations, species diverse in communities, and ecosystems to create remedies for threatened environment to preserve biodiversity, clean air, pure water, protect soils

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What determines distribution and abundance of organisms?

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ecological niche- the range of conditions that a species can tolerate and range of resources it can use
*a product of the abiotic and biotic past and present

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Why is ecology important?

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-there are so many variables at play
-its collaborative and interdisciplinary
-we need to preserve ecosystems to survive

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Present abiotic factors

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-sunlight
-temp
-precipitation
-flood frequency
-salinity of floodwater

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past abiotic fators

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-continental drift (PANGEA)
-rising of Andes mountain range
-sea-level changes
-closing of Isthumus of Panema

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present biotic factors

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-tocuns eat nuts and poop out seeds who spreads them to different area
-disperal: movement of ind. from place of origin to location where they live and breed as adults
-fungal parasites can kill trees
-plants compete with other plants for access to sunlight

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Past biotic factors

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-evolution of plants/animals
-human impact (settlement and degradation)
-bringing exotic or invasive species

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How do animals recieve energy?

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from organic compounds in food, primarily through AEROBIC RESPIRATION which requires oxygen

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2 types of animals in respect to how they consume oxygen

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oxygen regulators and oxygen conformers

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oxygen regulators

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maintain own oxygen consumption even when external (ambient) oxygen levels decrease (this is most organisms)

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oxygen conformity (conformers)

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oxygen consumption decreases in proportion to decrease in ambient oxygen concentrations (smaller aquatic animals)

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Terrestrial oxygen regulators small, medium, and large

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smallest: diffuse oxygen across body surface
larger: insects tracheal tubes to carry oxygen inside to diffuse
largest: mammals with tracheal systems that have lungs
*amphibians have a combo of lungs and vascularized skin

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Aquatic oxygen conformers

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small: sedentary marine inverebrates
cnidarians (corals, jellys, sea anemones)
echinoderms (starfish, sea urchins)

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How do mobile species find habitats?

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Habitat selection: they actively choose areas they want to inhabit by considering food, protection, nesting sites, vegetation (a hierarchal feature approach to decide)

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Aquatic oxygen regulators, small, med, large

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smallest: zooplankton take in oxygen from water diffusion across body surface
larger: invertebrates (starfish) have gills, sea scallop, fish (gas exchange of O2 and CO2 when water flows through gills)
largest: whales and dolphins come to surface to expel CO2 and take O2 into lungs\
*some aquatic insects rise to surface to fill tracheal system with air bubble

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most fundamental factors determine relationships between organism and environment is the place it’s found which is the…

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Habitat

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Why is habitat the most fundamental constraint on distribution of species?

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Each organism needs different essential resources and conditions to be capable of sustaining basic life processes (survival and reproduction)

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Phylum (phyla)

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refer to major lineages within each domain (considered a branch on the tree of life)

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how do immombie species find habitats?

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plants: gametes and individuals are dispersed by water, wind, and animals tp arrive at a suitable site

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Bergmann’s rule

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states that for endotherms, body size for a species tends to increase with decreasing mean annual temperature
*temp has direct affect on animals growth and energy balance and also affects organisms prey or predators and habitat and size changing could be a result of one of those other variables too, whether shrinking or growing

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Adaptations

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Heritable traits that increase the fitness of an individual in a particular environment relative to the individual lacking the trait

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How many species are there

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about 1.7 million DESCRIBED species but about 12 million unknown

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Species breakdown by percentage

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Animalia- 78%
-verebrates 2.7%
-inverebrates 75%
-anthropods 65.8% (insects-57.3%)
Plantae- 18%
Other (bacteria and fungi)- 4%

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Tips

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different taxa at the end of the phylogenic tree

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lines

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represent populations over time on the phylogenetic tree

61
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Why is it important to study diversity?

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-it’s the food we eat
-its all interconnected
-species spread disease
-species produce O2 we breathe

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evolution

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a change in the characteristics of a population over time

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populations

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a group of individuals of the same species living in the same area at the same time

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natural selection

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occurs when individuals within a population vary in characteristics that are heritable and when certain versions of these traits in a particular environment help individuals strive better and reproduce more that other versions

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Why is the tree of life constantly changing

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Because scientists run DNA (or RNA) in sequencing programs to determine genetic variation to determine how closely related species are

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What are the 3 domains>

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Bacteria, and archaea and eukarya

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Watershed

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a geographical area in which all surface waters run-off (flow) to a common outlet or location
*here, it’s the upper iowa river

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What are the two categories of abiotic factors affecting freshwater organisms?

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Physical factors and chemical factors

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Physical factors affecting freshwater organisms

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-waterflow (current): difficult to stay in one place

-temp- affects development and activity of cold blood animals (insects are cold blooded, fish aren’t)

-light- needed for plants that photosynthesize and produce O2, water depth and turbidity (cloudiness of water)

-substrate composition: composition of bottom
*rock, sand, silt

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Chemical Factors affecting freshwater organisms

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salinity- the salt concentrations (freshwater has <0.5 ppt salts, marine has about 35 ppt salts parts per thousand)

O2 levels- need to break down the glucose plants produce through photosyn. through respiration (dO2= dissolved oxygen coming from plants and turbulence *air)

pH- how acidic water is

nutrients- nitrogen. phosphorus, potassium, are needed for plant growth but we don’t want too much

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Can warm or cold water hold dO2 better?

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cold water

72
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What are some challenges of life in the water?

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predators
current
shelter
lack of food
human influence
RESPIRATION- how do they get air?

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Two types of respiratory systems in regards to aquatic animals we are studying are…

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Open Respiratory Systems and Closed Respiratory Systems

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What is a spiracle?

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holes that open into tracheal tubes in arthropods that branch though the body and diffuse across directly into cells needed once in body *no blood required for transport

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So how then does air get into organisms with open respiratory systems if they have openings that could fill with water? There are 4 ways, name them.

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  1. Live on surface- ‘hold breath’ (close spiracles) to dive
  2. Snorkel- the adaptation of a respiratory SIPHON, like a snorkel when close to surface (mosquito larva and water scorpion)
  3. Diving Bugs- like how we use an air tank, bubble of air surrounds entire organism or over a sphricle
  4. Physical Gills? air bubble? this was on slide?
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How does O2 enter closed repertory systems of organisms that can stay under the water indefinitely?

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  1. Gills: blood feathery gills, water comes through moth over and past gills with dO2 diffuses across membrane in gills into blood (like human lungs kinda) *invertebrates like trout
  2. Tracheal tubes inside of gills, NOT BLOOD
    *crayfish, damselfly, mayfly, stonefly
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Difference btwn mayfly and stonefly?

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mayfly has gills on the abdomen and stonefly has gills in-between legs

78
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Breakdown the word “Benthic Macroinvertebrate”

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benthic- live on bottom
macro- can be seen with the eye
invertebrate- animals without a backbone (no spine or boney skeleton) *ex: arthropods

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What is insect development and how many types are there?

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When an animal CHANGES FORM (metamorphosis) , insects have two types; complete and incomplete

80
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Complete metamorphosis

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eggs- larva *caterpillar- pupa *chrysalis, cocoon - adult *has wings usually and reproduces by laying eggs

DRAMATIC CHANGE IN FORM

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Incomplete Metamorphosis

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eggs- nymph-adult *with wings and laying eggs

*an aquatic nymph is a nyaid

82
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Good Water Quality Indicators need what kind of water to live in?

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clean water

83
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What taxa need clean water to live in?

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EPT Taxa

Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, Trichoptera

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Ephemeroptera

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order name for mayflies
*incomplete metamorphosis
*gills on abdomen
*collector/gatherers and shredders

Ephemeroptera maybe are the mayflies
have incomplete metamorphosis to get those eyes
gills on the abdomen, collecting men with shredders
watch out for them when you get on the elevator

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Plecoptera

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order name for stoneflies
*incomplete metamorphosis
*gills between legs
*predators or shredders of plants and CPOM

Plecoptera will brick cop those stoneflies
incomplete metamorphosis is their disguise
got gills between the legs like emeneim
predators or shredders of plants and CPOM

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Trichoptera

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order name for Caddisflies
*complete metamorphosis
*build a case out of stones and sand and leaves for larvae
*trout love these
*gills on underside or rear end
*collectors, shredders, scrapers, predators

Trichoptera will tear-a caddy for caddisflies
Metamorphosis complete for these special guys
build cases out of stone, sand, or leaves for larvae
tasty treat for a trout will guarantee protein for days
with gills on underside or butt
collectors, shredders, scrapers, and predators so scram! scut!

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Poor Water Quality Indicators

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can live in polluted or low O2 water, polluted meaning lots of nutrients like nitrates and phosphorus and sediment

88
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What taxa can live in polluted water?

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Diptera: flies
*mosquito pupa, larvae, cranefly larvae, blackly larvae, rat-tailed maggot, midge
*can also live in clean water

89
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What is the Index of Biotic Integrity?

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a way to asses water quality using benthic macroinverebrates, assign each an individual value

90
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what are indictor values for the Index of Biotic Integrity?

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based on conditions an organism or taxa can survive in

91
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How to calculate the IBI (index of biotic integrity)?

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based on the number of individuals in each IV category

92
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Paleozoic Plateau

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AKA “Driftless Area”: got missed by glaciers so landscape wasn’t flattened out but carved by rivers over time, no sediment was deposited then and no debris “drift”

93
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Is Decorah hilly?

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NO! It’s valley-ey

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