Hypothesis & Phenology
What is a hypothesis?
This type of symbiotic relationship occurs when one organism benefits and the other is unharmed.
What is commensalism
This kind of biodiversity refers to the variety of habitats, communities, and ecological processes within and between ecosystems
What is ecosystem diversity
Vehicle emissions are an example of what type of pollution?
What is air pollution
Glaciers of Alaska and Antarctica have what type of albedo?
What is high albedo
The study of cyclic and seasonal natural phenomena, especially in relation to climate and plant and animal life.
What is phenology
This describes the role or position an organism has in its environment, determined by tolerance limits or other limiting factors.
What is a nice
What are 2 examples or areas with high levels of biodiversity.
Anything tropical or near the equator
Heavy metal deposits, decreased soil health, erosion, and underground coal fires are caused by this type of land pollution
What is mining
What does evapotranspiration do?
cool surrounding temperature; water vapor in the atmosphere
This “on the ground” method of phenology involves directly observing events like flowering date or animal emergence.
What is hands-on data collection
Name 5 abiotic factors that were never living and will never live
The number of different species in a given area
What is biodiversity
Algal blooms and dead zones are a result of this type of pollution
What is water pollution
What initially lead to concentrated populations in the atmosphere?
What is agriculture?
Long-term inter-seasonal trends in phenology are used to evaluate the effects of this global environmental issue.
what is climate change
What is an ecosystem
something where all biotic things live
The [blank] predicts that higher biodiversity can reduce disease risk because pathogens are "diluted" among less competent hosts
What is the dilution effect hypothesis
Loss of cover, changes in sleep/wake patterns, reduced reproduction, exploitation by predators, and disrupted navigation are the main effects of what type of pollution?
What is light pollution
What ingredient in concrete can make it stronger when damaged?
What is Limeclast?
This type of imagery allows scientists to study phenology at large geographic scales, using vegetation indices to quantify “greenness.”
What is remote sensing
These are found on the bottom of every food pyramid and has the most available energy
What are producers
Incorporates not only the number of species but also the evenness of their abundance in an area.
What is species evenness
What are the main sources of noise pollution in nature?
Thunderstorms, lightning, tornadoes, cyclones, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, landslides, animal calls, rapidly falling water
What happens to flood height after urbanization?
Flood height will be more dramatic