Wildlife Exam 2 Flashcards

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A group of actually or potentially interbreeding organisms that are more or less isolated from other such groups

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Species

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Consists of a group of spatially separated populations of the same species which interact at some level

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Metapopulations

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3
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Number of animals per unit area

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Density

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4
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Number of eggs produced/female/unit time (potential productivity)

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Fecundity

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5
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Number of individuals reaching reproductive maturity

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Recruitment

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6
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The maximum number of individuals that can be sustained by the environment over time without causing damage to the environment

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K carrying capacity

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Factors that affect populations not related to how many individuals/area are in that population

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Density-independent factors

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Factors that affect populations directly related to the number of individuals/area in that population

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Density dependent factors

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9
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Point at which the population has the highest growth potential

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Maximum sustained yield

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10
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The scientific study of animal behavior and a sub topic of zoology

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Ethology

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11
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The specific environmental setting a species occupies and the functional role it plays in the habitat

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Niche

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12
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A way in which a group is structured in relation to sexual behavior

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Mating system

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13
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One male has an exclusive relationship with two or more females

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Polygyny

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14
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One female has an exclusive relationship with two or more males

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Polyandry

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15
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Two or more males have an exclusive relationship with two or more females; the numbers of males and females need not be equal

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Polygyandry

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16
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Specifies how some object or organism is located in space in relation to some reference object

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Spatial relation

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17
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The area where an animal lives and travels

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Home range

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18
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an area that an animal of a particular species consistently defends against cospecifics

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Territory

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19
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Refers to species movement away from an existing population or away from the parent organism

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Dispersal

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20
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Individuals move permanently away from the birth area

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Natal dispersal

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21
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Adults relocated between breeding attempts

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Breeding dispersal

22
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Remaining and breeding in the natal area

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Philopatry

23
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The relatively long distance movement of individuals usually on a seasonal basis

24
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A field of biology that examines periodic phenomena in living organisms and their adaptation to solar and lunar related rhythms

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Biological rhythm or chronobiology

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Rhythms with a period of about 24 hrs
Circadian
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Rhythms have a period of a heat
Circannual
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Rhythms with a period of less than 24 hrs
Ultradian
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All interactions that transmit information between animals
Communication
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More variable and displayed by their intensity, like openings of mouth
Graded signals
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Sent in a simple manner, flattening ears
Discrete signals
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Two or more signals form this
Composite signals
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Changing the sequence of signals
Syntax
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Changing the surroundings/situation of signals
Context
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A group of individuals of the same species that is organized in a cooperative manner, extending beyond sexual and parental behavior
Society
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Behavior directed towards society or taking place between members of the same species
Social behavior
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Cold-blooded, require less energy
Ectotherms
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Warm-blooded, require more energy
Endotherms
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Digests cellulose
Biological fermentation
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Fast energy source
Carbohydrates
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Twice the energy of carbs
Fats (lipids)
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Good indicator of diet quality; growth and body function; energy equivalent to carbs
Proteins
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Diverse biochemical functions
Vitamins
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Where 2 or more habitats meet
edge
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Increase in abundance where two habitats meet
Edge effect
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Water is densest at what temperature?
4 degrees Celsius
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Water freezes at
Zero degrees Celsius
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Water density stuff matters because
Ice can float and aquatic organisms are safe from freezing
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A collection of individuals of the same species occupying a defined area during a specific time
Population
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Process by which soil particles are detached from their original site, transported, and eventually deposited at a new location
Soil erosion
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Tendency of certain chemicals to accumulate or build up within food chains
Biomagnification