Test Review Flashcards
What should the zone of tolerance be specific to?
The organism described. Don’t mention range of tolerance for light when describing birds (e.g.)
When discussing impact of one species on another, mention…
Different densities
Overlap
Outcompeting
What does ‘describe’ mean?
Explain/give reasons
What is a detritivore?
Heterotrophs that eat dead/decaying matter
What are features that contribute to the exponential phase in a Sigmoid population?
Abundant resources
Minimal predation/disease
High birth date
Birth rate > death rate
What information does an energy pyramid provide us with?
Bottom levels are producers
Subsequent levels are consumers
Size of bar = amount of energy
Energy loss occurs (~90%) through trophic levels
Consumers at the top have access to less biomass
Why are orcas hard to display in an energy pyramid?
Multiple trophic levels
How do producers get CO2?
Absorb it
