Ecosystems
What is wildlife biology?
studying wild animals, their ecosystems, and their interactions with the environment
List the most pollinators you can think of
list
what is a biotic factor? list examples
Living factor
Make the argument for why soil is living
contains bacteria, fungi, insects, and can die
what is climate change? Explain the greenhouse effect.
Rising temperatures, sea level rise, drought, flooding, and more. These events affect things that we depend upon and value, like water, energy, transportation, wildlife, agriculture, ecosystems, and human health.
What are the side effects of unhealthy ecosystems?
Bad air quality, water quality, mental health, economy, animal extinction, food insecurity
What are some causes of competition in an environment?
limited resources, habitat, mates, leadership
What is an abiotic factor? List examples
non-living facotr in the ecosystem
What are the outputs of photosynthesis
O2 and ATP (energy)
What is an invasive species?
Global trade and travel introduce non-native species that compete with or kill native species
What are the two types of ecosystem?
Terrestrial and Aquatic
What does carrying capacity mean?
the maximum number of individuals of a particular species that an environment can sustainably support over a long period
What is the difference between a food web and a food chain?
Food web is all the connetion between organisms in the ecosystem and food chain is the direct flow of energy
What are the inputs of photosynthesis?
H2O, sun, CO2
What are common sources of pollution?
list
What are the tiers of the food chain?
Consumer, primary consumer, secondary consumer, decomposer, and scavenger
What is phototropism?
a plant's directional growth response to light, causing it to bend or grow towards a light source
creates its own food, relies on consuming producers for energy
Describe the Nitrogen
cycle
Explain the restoration of Utah Lake
Algal blooms from agriculture runoff, new standards stops runoff, invasive species are removed, human intervention
What is an example of a plants defensive mechanism?
Physical, chemical, mimicary/camouflage
What are the 3 symbiotic relationships?
Mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism
What is a dichotomous key?
A tool used for identifying organisms or objects by presenting a series of paired choices based on specific characteristics
Describe the Phosphorus cycle
cycle
List as many seed dispersal methods you can
wind, animal, water, explosive,gravity