Population Ecology
What is the term for the maximum number of individuals an environment can support?
What is carrying capacity
What biome is characterized by low rainfall and hot or cold temperatures?
What is a desert?
What is the first trophic level in any food chain?
What is a producer (or autotroph)?
What term describes the relationship where one organism benefits, and the other is harmed?
What is parasitism?
What human activity contributes the most to global warming?
What is burning fossil fuels?
A population that grows without limiting factors shows what type of growth?
What is exponential growth?
Which biome has the highest biodiversity and is located near the equator?
What is a tropical rainforest?
Only this percentage of energy is transferred from one trophic level to the next.
What is 10%?
What is the relationship called when both species benefit from the interaction?
What is mutualism?
What is the term for the cutting down of large areas of trees, often in rainforests?
What is deforestation?
Name the two main factors that determine population size.
What are birth rate and death rate?
This biome is known for having four distinct seasons and a wide variety of deciduous trees.
What is a temperate forest?
What process do plants use to convert sunlight into energy?
What is photosynthesis?
In predation, what is the organism that is hunted called?
What is prey?
This phenomenon is caused by excessive nutrients in water bodies, leading to oxygen depletion.
What is eutrophication?
This type of growth model considers the effects of limited resources.
What is logistic growth?
Name the process by which an ecosystem recovers from a disturbance.
What is ecological succession?
Name the process by which energy stored in glucose is released in cells.
What is cellular respiration?
What do we call species that occupy similar niches and compete for the same resources?
What are competitors?
What term describes non-native species that spread rapidly and harm ecosystems?
What are invasive species?
What are two examples of density-dependent limiting factors?
What are competition and predation?
What is the main difference between primary and secondary succession?
What is the absence of soil in primary succession?
What type of organism is at the top of the food chain, consuming both plants and animals?
What is an omnivore?
This type of species has a disproportionate impact on its ecosystem, often maintaining balance.
What is a keystone species?
What international agreement seeks to limit carbon emissions and combat climate change?
What is the Paris Agreement?