Ecological Principles
There are two types of negative ecological interactions. Name them.
What are Competition & Predation?
This was the first National Park to be established in the United States
What is Yellowstone National Park?
80% of terrestrial animals depend on this type of habitat.
What are forests?
8% of this habitat type is currently protected.
What are Grasslands?
What is anaerobic?
There are two types of positive ecological interactions. Name them.
What are Commensalism & Mutualism?
70% of the Earth's surface is covered in this type of habitat.
What is Marine Habitat?
What are Rainforests?
Grasslands typically exist between these two habitats.
What are Forests & Deserts?
This is best described as meaning permanently or seasonally saturated with water.
What is hydric?
This process is best described as the intake of oxygen to convert glucose to energy.
What is Respiration?
There are three types of habitat loss. Name them.
What are Habitat Fragmentation, Habitat Degradation, and Habitat Destruction?
What are invasive species?
This catastrophic natural disaster caused by over-tillage in the American Plains lasted for 10 years.
What is the Dust Bowl?
There are 4 types of wetlands. Name them.
What are Swamps, Bogs, Fens, and Marshes?
This is best described as the mass expansion of urban areas which rapidly destroys the surrounding environment.
What is Urban Sprawl?
These are best described as the first species to colonize an area in primary succession.
What are Pioneer Species?
This invasive species causes soil erosion, destroys young trees, and consumes seeds and nuts necessary for new growth.
What are Feral Hogs?
When topsoil is lost, the loss is fairly permanent because the process to create just 3 centimeters of topsoil takes this many years.
What is 1,000?
This type of manmade structure is most commonly used to stop water from naturally changing course.
These are the two disturbances that are categorized as Primary Succession.
What are Volcanic Activity & Glacial Movement?
This is best described as the non-use of natural resources.
What is Preservation?
There are 5 layers to a forest. Name them from top to bottom.
What are Forest Floor, Herb Layer, Shrub Layer, Understory Layer, and Canopy?
This is a common management practice for suppressing invasive species in Grasslands.
What is fire?
These are best described as invertebrate aquatic animals.
What are crustaceans?