Bananas
How was water reach the surface of the earth?
Precipitation
How much energy is passed to each level?
10%
Differentiate between In-situ and ex-situ conservation
on site in natural habitat
off site, away from natural habitat
What is the process of particles settling at the bottom of a water body?
Sedimentation
Which process is present in the carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorous cycle?
Assimilation
Name three predator hunting strategies
Stalking, sit and wait, group
Define biomagnification
Concentration increases as you move up the food chain
Differentiate between lentic and lotic
Lentic = still
Lotic = flowing
How does nitrogen go back to the atmosphere?
Denitrification
Differentiate between arctic and alpine tundra
Latitude vs elevation
Predation and parasitism are both +/-. What's the difference?
Predation - prey dies
Parasitism - host doesn't die
Name all 7 types of symbiosis
What is the difference between respiration and transpiration
Respiration releases gas (CO2/O2), transpiration releases water
Name at least 5 uses/points of importance of biodiversity
Atmosphere gases, climate, pest control, pollination, soil protection, water protection, nutrient cycles, food, medicine, cultural, aesthetic, income, religion
Name three anthropogenic causes of erosion
Deforestation, poor farming/tilling, overgrazing
Which level consumer is often an omnivore
secondary
What percentage of freshwater is not trapped in ice/glaciers?
0.36%
Describe the process of eutrophication
Fertilizer runs off into water --> makes algae bloom ---> algae takes all oxygen and fish die
List the two requirements for being listed as a biodiversity hotspot
>1500 endemic species
more than 70% habitat lost
Name two biodiversity hotspots in India
Himalaya, Western ghats
A population of 200 birds lives in a forest that is 5 km2. The immigration rate is 20, the emigration rate is 15, the natality rate is 20, and the mortality rate is 35. What will the population density be after 5 years?
30 birds/km2
Draw and label a diagram of the water cycle (label 6 processes)
evaporation, condensation, transpiration, runoff, precipitation, percolation/infiltration
Complete the levels of organization of life:
DNA --> cell --> organ --> ______ --> _______ --> _______ --> ________ --> _______ --> ______ --> _______
organism, species, population, community, ecosystem, biome, biosphere
What is ammonification
Waste from plants/animals breaks down to ammonia, then nitrate
Describe the process of ocean acidification