Biodiversity
The (closer/further) the island and the (bigger/smaller) the island, the more biodiverse the island is.
The closer the island and the bigger the island, the more biodiverse the island is.
Name the 4 types of ecosystem services.
Provisioning, Cultural, Supporting, and Regulating
Name the vocab word that describes the best environment for a species to live in.
What vocab word describes any first species to colonize a previously biodiverse ecosystem?
Pioneer Species
Name the formula for primary productivity.
NPP = GPP - R
What are the 3 scales to measure biodiversity?
Genetic, Species, and Habitat diversity
Name one example of a cultural ecosystem service provided by an aquatic ecosystem.
Kayaking, Sailing, Swimming, etc.
Name 2 abiotic factors that species have a tolerance range for before injury/death.
DO, temperature, salinity, flow rate, sunlight, etc.
Name one example of what could cause an ecosystem to start from primary succession.
Volcanoes, oil spills, nuclear explosions, etc.
Name the 2 types of competition and the difference between the 2.
Intraspecific: competition between 2 of the same species
Interspecific: competition between 2 different species
What is a bottleneck event and which of the 3 scales of diversity gets most affected by it?
A disaster event and genetic diversity gets most affected.
Describe an ecosystem service and why its important.
A service provided by an ecosystem that benefits humans. It is important because we need ecosystems to help keep our Earth clean. For ex: no trees would mean no natural means of air quality control
Name the abiotic factor and an example of a species that would have a LOW ecological tolerance for that factor.
Ex: Polar Bear and temperature
Climax Community
Explain the difference between photosynthesis and cellular respiration.
Photosynthesis: takes in CO2 with sunlight and water; produces O2 and glucose
Respiration: takes in glucose and O2; produces CO2
Explain the difference between species richness and species diversity (evenness).
Species richness is the total number of species. Species diversity is the number of individuals in the species plus how evenly they are distributed.
Name an example of an anthropogenic activity that would affect a provisioning ecosystem service in an aquatic ecosystem.
Fishing because it takes away from the fish supply (the provisioning service)
Describe what makes salmon different from a lot of other species of fish.
They can survive in both fresh and salt water. They start off their life in fresh water, then lay eggs in salt water.
Name the difference between primary and secondary succession.
Primary begins from bare rock. Secondary begins with soil.
Name an anthropogenic activity that results directly in the release of CO2 into the atmosphere.
Burning of fossil fuels or breathing
Explain why you don't marry your cousin.
Your cousin has genes too similar to yours. If offspring were to be produced and both people have a rare recessive trait for a disease, your offspring would be more likely to get it. There is not enough genetic variation.
Describe a government action that could be taken to advocate for improving a specific forest regulating ecosystem service.
Any sort of policy that helps regulate local climate, air quality, not cutting down trees, carbon storage, etc.
Optimum range: highest amount
Physiological stress: low amount
Intolerance: zero organisms
Hurricane - Ecosystem begins with soil, then simple plants begin to grow, simple plants die, soil gains nutrients, larger plants grow, animals move in, climax community reached.
Describe what is happening within an intertidal zone.
Water will come in at high tide or low tide. Lots of biodiversity due to high amounts of sunlight.