Population Ecology
A group of the same species, living in the same place, at the same time is known as a?
Population
All living things are made of one or more what?
Cells
This type of succession starts on bare rock
Primary Succession
These make for great fish nurseries
Mangroves
Mangroves are really good at capturing what?
Carbon
There are 4 ways a population can change. Name the four.
Births
Deaths
Immigration
Emigration
The usable energy in all living things is called?
ATP
Lichens are called this in primary succession
Pioneer species
This causes algae blooms
Eutrophication
This process can isolate populations and reduce gene flow.
Habitat Fragmentation
Coral reefs are known as what kind of species?
Indicator Species
An organism capable of performing photosynthesis is called a
Producer
This is an ecosystem's ability to remain unchanged when subjected to a disturbance
Resistance
A non-native species that was introduced by humans is called a
Invasive species
These human inventions help solve the problem of habitat fragmentation
Wildlife corridors
This is what it is called when you remove a top predator or keystone species from an ecosystem?
Trophic Cascade
These obtain energy from all trophic levels when organisms die.
Decomposers
This is the ability and rate of an ecosystem to recover from a disturbance and return to its pre-disturbed state.
Resilience
Taking species from an area that is not owned and depleting that species is called
The Tragedy of the Commons
What invasive predator can destroy an entire hive of bees in minutes
Murder Hornets
Eventually a population will reach a point where it stabilizes. This is represented on a graph as a dotted horizontal line. This is called the what?
The Carrying Capacity
How much energy is lost due to heat after an animal is consumed?
90%
This is the final mature community
Climax Community
This is the term for ocean water seeping into an aquifer.
Saltwater Intrusion
What does GMO stand for?
Genetically Modified Organisms