Populations
When two or more organisms seek the same resource at the same time it is called what?
Competition
Charles Darwin
Camouflage is an example of what kind of adaptation?
Structural adaptation
As succession progresses what else increases?
Biodiversity
Where are the oldest fossils found?
At the bottom of rock layers
The remains of an organism preserved in the Earth is called what?
Fossils
What is one example of a greenhouse gas?
Carbon dioxide, methane, CFC's
What is one method that ecologists use to measure populations?
Trap-mark release
What does the S in VISTA stand for?
Selection
Mating dances are examples of what type of adaptation
Behavioral
What is one example of an ecological succession?
Answers will vary:
Wildfires, new islands, landslides and avalanches, volcanic eruptions, severe weather and floods, farming and deforestation, mining, glacial retreat
The largest unit of geologic time is called what?
Eon
Relative and Absolute dating
Burning fossil fuels cause what greenhouse gas to rise?
Carbon dioxide
What is the number one limiting factor for all species?
Space
Variations arise mostly from what?
Genetic mutations
Adaptations are a result of what?
Evolution
Fires set on purpose by ecologists are called what?
Controlled burns
What is Earth's first Eon?
Hadean
When one fossil is compared to another it is called what?
Relative dating
What are 2 ways that we can help climate change?
Save energy at home.
Walk, bike, or take public transportation.
Throw away less food.
Recycle
Change sources of energy.
Consider your travel.
Plant native species.
Clean up the environment.
The maximum number of one species that an environment can support is called what?
Carrying Capacity
When a species acquires a new trait, this process begins
Selection
When one animal copies the behaviors of another, it is called what?
Mimicry
What type of succession occurs faster?
Secondary succession
How many era's is earth's history divided into?
4
During which mass extinction did 90% of the species become extinct?
Permian extinction
How do scientists gather data to show that climate change is occurring?
Ice cores
When a population grows rapidly and by a great amount it called what?
Exponential growth
What are the two goals for all species?
Golden
What is an example of a pioneer species?
Moss, lichen
Era's are divided into shorter times called what?
Periods
When did the fossil record of dinosaurs end?
65 million years ago
Melting glaciers cause what?
Sea levels to rise