Method of modifying behavior by pairing 2 different types of stimuli at the same time
Example: Pavlov's Dog
What is Classical Conditioning
J-Shaped Growth Curve
What is Exponential Growth
Variety of species that make up a community
Species Diversity
Three types of symbiosis
What are parasitism, commensalism, mutualism
species in danger of immediate extinction
what is endangered species
Benefits of Group Living
- Safer from predators
- Sharing of food
- Taking down larger prey
Difference between Population Density and Population Distribution
Number of Individuals in a given area VS Pattern Dispersal of individuals across a given area
What shows the flow of energy in an ecosystem from Producer to Final Consumer
What is Food Chain
Type of mimicry occurs when the mimic has the same defense as the model
What is Mullerian Mimicry
edge effect is...
the transition from one habitat to another
A form of learning where an animal no longer responds to a particular stimulus due to experience
Example: Deer eating next to highway, ignoring cars
What is Habituation
The 4 Phases of Logistical Growth
What are Lag, Exponential, Deceleration, Stable Equilibrium
Name all types of autotrophs
What are producers, photosynthesizers, chemoautotrophs
Type of mimicry occurs when the mimic does not have the defense of the model
What is Batesian mimicry
american brown bears, bats in asia, and beavers in maine are considered...
keystone species
Unchanging behavior responses that are triggered by an environmental cue
What is Fixed Action Pattern
An animal has repeated production of offspring throughout it's life cycle
What is this an example of?
What is Iteroparity
Name all types of heterotrophs
What are consumers, herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, detritivores, decomposers
Nitrogen from the atmosphere is turned into ammonium by...
What is nitrogem-fixing bacteria
ecosystem with a large concentration of different species is a...
what is biodiversity hotspot
List all types of learning
- Habituation
- Associative Learning
- Insight Learning
- Imprinting
What would need to happen for a population to reach its Biotic Potential
Number of limiting factors need to be minimized
The two types of mimicry
What are Batesian and Mullerian
Human actions in the carbon cycle
mining of fossil fuels, burning of fossil fuels (combustion)
main reasons for extinction
what are habitat loss, pollution, overexploitaion, invasive species, disease