Ecosystems
This type of interaction occurs when one organism benefits while the other is harmed.
Parasitism
CED: 44
Biodiversity in an ecosystem includes what three types of diversity?
Genetic, Species, and habitat diversity
CED: 60
These species produce many offspring with little parental care.
R-selected species
CED: 73
This type of plate boundary can create mountains, volcanoes, and earthquakes when plates collide.
Convergent boundary
CED: 88
This occurs when people overuse a shared resource because everyone acts in their own self-interest.
Tragedy of the commons
CED: 103
This biome has permafrost, low biodiversity, and cold temperatures.
Tundra Biome
CED: 45
Invasive species are usually these types of species
Generalists
CED: 62
Humans usually follow this survivorship curve
Type 1
CED: 75
This process happens when wind or water removes soil from earths surface.
Erosion
CED: 89
This forestry method removes most or all trees from an area at one time.
Clear cutting
CED: 104
This factor, along with salinity and temperature, affects the distribution of marine organisms.
Nutrient availability
CED: 46
Earth system processes can occur on what three types of time scales?
Periodic, episodic, and random
CED: 64
This is the maximum population size an environment can support
Carry capacity
CED: 76
This soil property describes how much water soil can hold.
holding capacity
CED: 90
The Green Revolution increased food production by using fertilizers, irrigation, pesticides, and this type of modified crops.
Genetically modified organisms (GMOs)
CED: 105
This human activity rapidly transfers long-stored carbon into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide.
Burning fossil fuels
CED: 47
These two types of succession exist in ecosystems.
Primary and secondary succession
CED: 65
This type of species can survive in many different habitats and use many resources
Generalist species
CED: 72
This layer of the atmosphere is the closest to Earth and where weather occurs.
Troposphere
CED:91
This farming practice involves cutting and burning vegetation to clear land for agriculture.
Slash and burn farming
CED: 106
A tertiary consumer receives 50 units of energy. Based on the 10% rule, how much energy was originally available at the producer level?
50,000 units of energy
CED: 52
A population originally had 500 organisms. After environmental changes, 125 organisms perished. What percent of the population perished?
25%
CED: 66
A population grows from 800 organisms to 1000 organisms. What is the percent increase in population?
25%
CED: 77
Air moves from areas of high pressure to low pressure. If wind travels 300 miles in 5 hours, what is the wind speed.
60 miles per hour
CED: 92
A farmer uses 2100 gallons of water and loses 1/3 of it to evaporation and runoff. How many gallons of water are actually used by the crops?
1,400 gallons
CED: 107