Population Ecology
What is a group of the same species living in one area called?
Population
What relationship benefits one organism and harms the other?
Parasitism
What organisms are at the base of food chains? (GIVE ME THE GENERAL TERM)
Producers
What biome has the highest biodiversity?
Tropical Rainforest
What gas increases in the atmosphere when fossil fuels burn?
CO2
What term means number of individuals per unit area?
Population Density
What relationship benefits both organisms?
Mutualism
How much energy typically transfers to the next trophic level?
10%
What biome has permanently frozen soil?
Tundra
What process happens when nutrients cause algae overgrowth in lakes?
Eutrophication
What sampling method uses tag-and-release?
Mark and Recapture
What occurs when two species share the same niche?
Competition
What is the buildup of toxins at higher trophic levels called?
Biological Magnification
What is the largest terrestrial biome?
Taiga/conifer forest
Nitrogen-fixing bacteria convert nitrogen into what?
NH3/NH4+ - Ammonia
What survivorship curve describes humans?
Type I
Harmless species mimics harmful species — name the term.
Batesian Mimicry
What organisms break down dead matter and recycle nutrients?
Decomposers
What desert plant has modified leaves called spines?
Cactus
What chemicals destroy the ozone layer? Write the name, not the formula.
What does “K” stand for in population biology?
Carrying Capacity
What is the term for evolution of niche differences to avoid competition?
Resource Partitioning
Which trophic level is the most sensitive to population declines below it?
Tertiary Consumers/ the highest trophic level
What biome covers three-fourths of Earth’s surface?
Marine
What effect is caused by trapped heat in the atmosphere?
Greenhouse Effect