Populations
What is a population?
A group of the same organisms in a given area
What does endangered mean?
Close to extinction
Which would have the highest biodiversity index: 0.3, 0.4, 0.7
0.7
Biodiversity has to do with the variety of ____ in an area.
species
Name a bridge that gets you into Philly
Ben Franklin, Walt Whitman
What is the population of humans on this Earth
8.2 billion
What is poaching?
Hunting illegally
A graph reaches its carrying capacity when it:
A. Is increasing
B. Stays the same
C. Is decreasing
B
Which of these represent high diversity on Simpson's Index?
a)0.25
b)0.52
c)0.83
0.83 high number = diversity!
Son Goku is a protagonist in this anime series.
Dragon Ball Z
What are 2 reasons we live longer now than we did 100 years ago?
Medicine, technology, farming and agriculture
Name 3 ways a species can become endangered
Overhunting, deforestation, disease, natural disasters, predators, poaching
What letter does an exponential graph look like (One that just keeps growing)
J
In what US state are you most likely to come in contact with a Pizzly?
Alaska
What are the 3 colors of the Mexican flag
white, red, green
France, Canada and the US are examples of _____ countries.
Developed
What are things that can decrease population sizes called:
A. Biotic factors
B. Abiotic factors
C. Limiting factors
C
What letter does a logistic graph look like (One that levels off and reaches carrying capacity)
S
These nuisance creatures lack natural predators to keep them in line.
Invasive Species
How long is a professional soccer (football) match?
90 minutes
What keeps populations from reaching exponential values?
Limiting Factors or Carrying Capacity
Why is it hard to control invasive species once they are introduced to an environment
They have no natural predators
In a data table if two things increase at the same time or decrease at the same time that is called:
A. Direct relationship
B. Indirect relationship
C. No Relationship
A
Which biome contains most of the medicines we rely on, and thus needs our protection?
Tropical Rainforest
Which continent has the most countries
Africa (54)