Quiz

Question 1

Symbiotic relationship in which crustaceans, fish, and birds as cleaners for a variety of vertebrates.

Answer 1

Cleaning symbiosis

Question 2

Species diversity: 2 factors considered-

Answer 2

1. The relative abundance of each species
2. Listing of all species in a community

Question 3

Producers are the only…

Answer 3

Autotrophs

Question 4

Energy can’t be created or destroyed but it can be changed from one form to another.

Answer 4

1st law of thermodynamics

Question 5

Energy can’t be changed from one form to another without a loss of usable energy

Answer 5

2nd law of thermodynamics

Question 6

the movement of the earths crust by plate tectonics that results in movement of the major land masses

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Continental drift

Question 7

3 greenhouse gasses

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Methane, nitrous oxide, Carbon dioxide

Question 8

What can plants use as sources of nitrogen?

Answer 8

Nitrates, ammonium

Question 9

J symbiotic relationship in which one species is benefited, and of the other is neither harmed nor benefited

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Commensalism

Question 10

Symbiotic relationship in which both members benefit

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Mutualism

Question 11

Symbiotic relationship in which one species (parasite) benefits to the detriment of the other species (host)

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Parasitism

Question 12

Water cycle is also called

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Hydrological cycle

Question 13

Vitrification can occur in 2 ways:

Answer 13

1. Nitrogen gas is converted to nitrogen
2. Ammonium is converted to nitrite

Question 14

Process where nitrogen gas is converted to ammonium

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Nitrogen fixation

Question 15

Conversion of nitrate back to nitrogen gas

Answer 15

Denitrification

Question 16

A community is a collection of different:

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Populations of different species

Question 17

What trait will most likely enable one species to exclude another from a shared habitat

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Higher biotic potential

Question 18

During character displacement the traits of species tend to become

Answer 18

More divergent

Question 19

Visual prey defense that shows that a prey organism is potentially dangerous is called

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Warning coloration

Question 20

A collection of populations of different species interacting with one another in the same environment

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Community

Question 21

Plant that lives on other plants but takes its minerals and water from the air

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Epiphyte

Question 22

When 2 species evolve in response to selective pressures imposed by the other species

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Coevolution

Question 23

The change within a community involving a series of species replacements

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Ecological succession

Question 24

The formation of soil from exposed rock due to wind, water, and other abiotic factors

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Primary succession

Question 25

Occurs in areas where there's no base soil.

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Secondary succession

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It’s circulating halfway for elements that includes living and nonliving components 

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Biogeochemical cycle

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Gaseous blogeochemical cycles

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Carbon, nitrogen

Question 28

During the process of ecological succession what plant characteristics become more common over time as succession proceeds

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Larger size Longer lived

Question 29

Species richness is the composition of species within a

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Community

Question 30

The mechanism that increases the number of niches by sharing resources between species

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Resource partitioning

Question 31

Characteristics of a temperate deciduous forest:

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Relatively high rainfall Moderate climate

Question 32

Summers are dry, winters are wet

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Shrubland

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Area covered by water at some point in the year

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Wetland

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Soft wetland that's treeless and continuously covered in water rushes, reeds, or grasses

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Marsh

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Wet, spongy land that's saturated and sometimes partially covered with water. Dominated by woody plants or shrubs

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Swamp

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Wet, spongy ground in a lower low-lying area, usually acidic and low in organic nutrients. Nutrient poor

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Bogs

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Portion of the ocean where fresh water and salt water meet and mix. Exempts: mudflats, mangrove swamps, rocky shores)

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Estuary

Question 38

Locations where coniferous forests are found

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Near mountain tops Northwest coastal US The taiga

Question 39

Open portion of the ocean that contains the majority of the ocean volume

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Pelagic zone

Question 40

Region along a coastline where t tide recedes and returns

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Intertidal zone

Question 41

Lacks the inorganic nutrients of shallow waters, which means it doesn't have a high concentration of phytoplankton as the shallow area

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Epipelagic zone

Question 42

Organisms in the epipelagic zone

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Zooplankton, phytoplankton, whales

Question 43

What substance is formed at the hydrothermal vents

Answer 43

Hydrogen sulfide

Question 44

Contributions to the relatively low nutrient content of tropical rain forest soil

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High amount of herbivory Small amount of leaf litter reaching forest floor

Question 45

Occur in regions where a relatively cool dry season is followed by a hot rainy season

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Savanna's

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Weather of coniferous forests

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Cold, snowy winters Humid summers

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The climate in India and southern Asia that's caused by wet ocean winds that blow onshore for almost half a year

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Monsoon

Question 48

Plants that are shorter than trees and adapted to with standard conditions

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Shrubs

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Major terrestrial ecosystem that's characterized by climate and geography

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Biome

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Coniferous forest located at the top of a mountain

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Montane coniferous forest

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Woody, persistent stems Leaves coated with a waxy material Thick underground roots

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Features of shrubs

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Biome that lacks an understory and ground litter and is highly flammable

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Chaparral

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Biodiversity indirectly affects humans through

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Orientation prevention and soil erosion

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Most to least amount of impact of species extinction

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Habitat loss Exotic species Pollution Overexploitation Disease

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Most concerning habitat loss

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Rainforests and coral reefs

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1st principle of restoration ecology

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It should begin asap

Question 57

3 functions of the biogeochemical cycles

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Production of fresh water Uptake of soil nitrogen Removal of Carbon dioxide from the air

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Mimic natural process to bring about restoration

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2nd principle of restoration ecology

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Goal is sustainable development

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3rd principle of restoration ecology

Question 60

Sources of nutrients that contribute to eutrophication

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Wastewater Agricultural runoff

Question 61

Ecologists would describe biodiversity as a combo of what levels of biological organization

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Genetic diversity Community diversity Landscape diversity