Wildfires & CASPO
True or False: Wildfires are increasing overtime.
True
Which growth model is characterized by growth that keeps on increasing significantly over time?
Exponential
What are the two types of limiting factors that restrict the growth of a population?
Density-dependent & density-independent factors
What is it called when a species changes over time?
Evolution
As the severity of a wildfire increases, the population of the CASPO _________.
decreases
The number of individuals a population can support is called the _____.
Carrying Capacity
Disease is an example of what type of limiting factor?
Density-dependent factor
A red rose and a white rose cross pollinate and produce a pink rose. What is the name of this Non-Mendelian inheritance pattern?
Incomplete Dominance
What causes more severe wildfires: Fire-suppressed forests or thinned forests?
Fire-suppressed forests
What is a population?
Members of the same species that live in the same place at the same time.
Predation is an example of what type of limiting factor?
Density-dependent factors
During which phase of mitosis do chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell?
Metaphase
What type of forest does the CASPO prefer?
Dense old growth forests with a lot of diversity and open spaces
What are the 2 ways that individuals can leave a population?
Death & Emigration
Density-dependent factor
What are the 4 full names of the nitrogen bases found in RNA?
If we were to research how wildfires affect the population size of the CASPO, what would be the independent variable and what would be the dependent variable?
Independent: Wildfires
Dependent: Population Size
What is the largest level of organization?
Biosphere
Name 3 examples of density independent factors.
Human activity, natural disasters, climate changes
Approximately how much net ATP is produced during one round of aerobic respiration?
30-32 ATP