Ecosystem Basics
What biome has a high salt concentration?
Marine
In a desert, coyotes and bobcats both hunt for rabbits as a food source. What type of relationship do coyotes and bobcats have?
Competition
What is a linear representation that shows the flow of energy from one organism to another?
Food Chain
What are the two types of succession?
Primary Succession & Secondary Succession
Sustainability avoids what 5 things?
Desertification
Species Extinction
Invasive Species
Reduction of Primary Producers
Species Population Declines
What biome is dominated by trees, lacks a seasonal climate, but can have wet and dry seasons?
Tropical Forest
List the 2 positive ecological interactions between organisms.
Mutualism & Commensalism
During photosynthesis plants capture __________ from the atmosphere and release __________ into the atmosphere.
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Oxygen (O2)
What type of succession happens on exposed rock?
Primary Succession
In what year was the Clean Water Act created?
1972
Name the 4 types of wetland biomes.
Bog, Marsh, Fen, & Swamp
In an African savanna, oxpeckers eat ticks off a rhinoceros, providing food for the birds and removing parasites from the rhino. What type of relationship do oxpeckers and rhinos have?
Mutualism
In a coral reef, a barracuda captures and eats a smaller fish. What type of relationship do the barracuda and the smaller fish have?
Predation
What is the first species to colonize an area in primary succession called?
Pioneer species (Lichens)
Which agency enforces federal laws to ensure marine resources are properly managed and conserved?
NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
What is the intake of oxygen to convert glucose to energy called?
Respiration
In a forest, mistletoe grows on a tree and absorbs water and nutrients from it. What type of relationship do mistletoe and the tree have?
Parasitism
Where is the phosphorus cycle primarily conducted?
In soil and plants
What type of succession occurs on fertile, open soil where other communities once thrived and leads to climax vegetation or a climax community?
Secondary Succession
Ecosystem management was broadened by the establishment of what in 1978?
Conservation Biology
Number the ecological levels in order from largest to smallest.
_____Organism
_____Biosphere
_____Population
_____Ecosystem
_____Community
5 Organism
1 Biosphere
4 Population
2 Ecosystem
3 Community
In a coral reef, clownfish receive protection from sea anemones while helping keep the anemones clean. What type of relationship do clownfish and sea anemones have?
Mutualism
List the 4 things that conduct nitrogen fixation.
Peanuts (legumes), Algae, Nitrogen-fixing Bacteria, & Lightning
What 2 disturbances cause primary succession?
Volcanic Activity & Glacial Movement
State wildlife agencies manage all wildlife within their state, except what 3 categories?
Migratory birds, Marine fish, & Endangered species.