Ecology Basics
What is the study of how organisms interact with their environment?
Ecology
What is the maximum population an environment can support?
Carrying Capacity
In which cycle does transpiration occur?
(Water Cycle)
What is the gradual change in an ecosystem called?
(Succession)
Which biome has frozen soil?
(Tundra)
Arrange the levels: ecosystem, population, biosphere, community.
Population → Community → Ecosystem → Biosphere
What shape represents logistic growth?
(S-curve)
Which process releases CO₂ into air?
(Respiration)
How long to form a mature forest?
(~150 years)
Which biome has seasonal rain and fires?
(Grassland)
What term describes how organisms are spaced within an area?
(Dispersion)
When birth rate = death rate, what happens to population size?
(Stays stable)
What process converts N₂ into usable nitrogen?
(Nitrogen Fixation)
Which type succession begins with a bare rock?
(Primary)
Which biome has coniferous trees and cold winters?
(Taiga)
What type of dispersion does penguins show?
Uniform Dispersion
Give two limiting factors
(Food, water, space, disease)
What process returns nitrogen to atmosphere?
(Denitrification)
What are the first organisms in primary succession?
(Lichens, mosses)
Which biome is hot and dry?
(Desert)
What does population density measure?
Individuals per unit area
Which is NOT a limiting factor: food, space, or genetic diversity?
(Genetic diversity)
Which two processes move carbon in and out of air?
(Photosynthesis & Respiration)
Which type occurs after fire?
(Secondary)
Which biome has high rainfall?
(Tropical Rainforest)