200 pt 300 pt 400 pt 500 pt 100 pt 200 pt 300 pt 400 pt 500 pt 100 pt 200 pt 300 pt 400 pt 500 pt 100 pt 200 pt 300 pt 400 pt 500 pt 100 pt 200 pt 300 pt 400 pt 500 pt 100 pt Intro to Ecology Population Ecology Community Ecology Ecosystem Ecology Eco Problems
Factors such as temperature, amount of light, rainfall that affect geographic distribution
abiotic
Level of ecology which deals with factors controlling exchange of energy, materials, and organisms among different ecosystems
Landscape ecology
Lakes that are nutrient poor, deep, fairly nonproductive, but oxygen rich
oligotrophic
The aquatic zone that supports detritivores
benthic
Shallow region of ocean over continental shelf
Neritic zone
Type of dispersion of red squirrels defending their territory
uniform
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Life tables
Type of survivorship curve that features high mortality of young
Type III
Traits in a population That maximize Population growth, Such as rapid reproduction of small offspring.
R-selected
Factors affecting populations such as famine, plagues, earthquakes, etc.
Density- independent factors
A morphological trait that allows two sympatric species to avoid competition
Character displacement
The specific “spot” where an organism prefers to be
Realized niche
King snakes with same coloration as coral snakes
Batesian mimicry
Type of relationship between clownfish and sea anemones
mutualism
These species will be “missed” if taken out of a community
Keystone species
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Primary Productivity
Formula for NPP
NPP=GPP-R
Trophic Efficiency from one level to another
5 – 20%
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Reservoirs of this element include fossil fuels, ocean sediments, plant and animal biomass
Carbon
When CO 2 and water vapor bounce infrared radiation back to earth
Greenhouse effect
Rain, sleet, and snow with a pH below 5.2 due to industrial emissions
Acid Rain
A process in which compounds such as toxins increase in each successive link of the food chain
Biological magnification
Can cause algae blooms and can lead to eutrophication
Elevated nitrogen
Thinning of the ozone layer causes
Global warming