Unit 1
The aquatic ecosystem with a mixture of salt and fresh water and is where a river meets the sea.
What is Estuaries (costal ocean)
The difference between Niche Generalist and Specialist
What is generalists can live under a wide range of conditions whereas specialist needs a specific set of conditions.
The definition of overshoot
What is when a population briefly exceeds carrying capacity.
The three types of plate boundaries
What is Divergent, Convergent and Transform
A reason for why clear cutting is done
What is to harvest wood, clear the area for agriculture or clear the area for development
The phase of the water cycle where plants release water during photosynthesis.
What is Transpiration
The two rules of Island Biogeography
What is Larger islands support more species and Islands closer to the mainland support more species.
The telltale sign that a population pyramid is showing a declining population.
What is a narrow base and large top (greater elder population)
The four soil horizons in order from highest to lowest.
What is O Horizon, A Horizon, B Horizon, and C Horizon
The four types of pesticides and what they target
What is Rodenticide (Rodents), Fungicides (Fungi), Insecticide (Insects), and Herbicides (plants)
The reason why energy transfer isn't 100% efficient
What is some energy is "lost" as heat
An example of a pioneer species in secondary succession.
What is Grasses/Wildflowers/Weeds
Two reasons for Infant Mortality Rate decline
What is Clean Water, Healthcare or Reliable food supply
The two atmospheric layers that increase in temperature as you go up and why temperature increases.
What is Stratosphere and Thermosphere because they absorb UV rays from the sun.
The four types of irrigation in order of effectiveness
What is Furrow, Flood, Spray and Drip irrigation
The terrestrial biome that has poor soil, low temperature, and low decomposition.
What is Boreal Forest
The 4 types of ecosystem services
What is Provisioning, Regulating, Cultural, and Supporting services.
The difference between Density Dependent and Density Independent factors.
What is density dependent influences population growth based on size while density independent influences population growth regardless of size.
The name of the effect that causes the deflection of an object in the atmosphere and why.
What is The Coriolis effect due to the spinning of the Earth.
A definition of the Tragedy of the Commons
What is individuals will tend to use shared resources in their own self interest rather than considering the common good, depleting the resource faster than it can be replenished.
The formula to find the NPP of an area
The difference between Fundamental and Realized Niches
What is Fundamental is the conditions in which a species can survive whereas Realized is the conditions under which it actually lives.
The claim made by Thomas Malthus
What is Earth has a human carrying capacity probably based on food production, human population growth is exceeding food production and humans will reach a carrying capacity limited by food.
The definition of the Rain Shadow effect
What is when warm moist air hits the windward side of a mountain and receives rain, whereas the leeward side gets dry air and is more arid and desert-like.
A benefit and a downside to using CAFOs and/or Free range grazing (Positive and downside to each of the two)
What is CAFOs maximize land use and profit and minimize cost of meat for consumers, but use antibiotics and growth hormones, produce large amounts of waste, and produce methane; a greenhouse gas. Free range grazing doesn't use antibiotics or corn, have naturally dispersed water, and have grazing on land not fit for agriculture, but can result in overgrazing, compacted soil and desertification.