Habitat & Niche
What are nonliving factors within an environment?
Abiotic Factors
What type of biome would be found in California, has mild/wet winters, hot/dry summers, evergreen shrubs and birds, bobcat, coyote?
Chaparral
What type of unique niche are species that maintain the stability in the ecosystem, example - sea otter.
Keystone Species
What are examples of legumes?
soy, peas, alfalfa, clover
Which type of ecological succession begins with bare rock?
What event occurs when a keystone species is removed from an ecosystem? The primary consumer can eat all the producers and run out of food.
Top-Down Trophic Cascade
What type of biome is dry, can be hot or cold, has cactus, tough plants with water-resistant cuticles, and many nocturnal animals?
Desert
What type of unique niche are corals and beavers who physically change the geography of their habitat?
Ecosystem Engineers
What process takes nitrogen gas from the air and converts it to ammonium ions in the soil?
Nitrogen Fixation
About how long does it take for secondary succession to reach a climax community?
about 300 years
What is the term for the location where a species lives?
Habitat
What type of biome is found in East Africa, has wet and dry seasons, widely spaced trees and lots of grass, and many grazing animals?
Savanna
What type of unique niche do frogs and toads fill due to their sensitivity to environmental changes such as air or water pollution?
Bioindicator or Sentinel Species
What are 4 examples of fossil fuels?
natural gas, petroleum, coal, methane
What are 3 causes of primary succession?
What is the role a species plays in the ecosystem?
What type of biome is found in the Eastern USA, has warm/humid summers, cool winters, trees that lose their leaves and a large diversity of animals?
Temperate Deciduous Forest
Which type of unique niche are species such as corals who actually create and maintain their ecosystems?
Foundation Species
What is the combination of evaporation from soil and transpiration from plants that causes water to enter the air?
Evapotranspiration
What is an example of a pioneer species in primary succession?
lichen
Which principle states that species can coexist in an ecosystem as long as they don't compete for the same resources?
Competitive Exclusion Principle
What type of biome is found where a river flows into a sea, has high nutrient levels, and is a nesting site for fish, and important for migratory birds?
Estuary
What type of unique niche do species that need a large habitat range, such as the siberian tiger fill?
Umbrella Species
What type of lake contains very low oxygen levels and therefore very little life due to an increased amount of nutrients that cause plants and algae to grow out of control?
Eutrophic Lake
What is an example of a species that benefits (has an adaptation) from secondary succession?
Knobcone Pine or Jack Pine