Diversity
The type of diversity that relates to the different variety of DNA in a population of species
Genetic diverstiy
The range of an abiotic factor where an organism thrives, grows, and reproduces
Optimal Zone
Soil needs to be created during this type of succession
what is primary succession
What type of service is exemplified by oxygen being produced by a forest?
Regulating
This is the percent of energy that is passed on from one trophic level to the next
10%
The more diversity in an ecosystem, the ____________ the NPP
The fundamental niche is the range at which an organism can live, the ________________ niche is the range at which the organism actually lives.
The first colonizing species are called..
pioneers
What type of service is exemplified by fishermen being able to catch fish for their families?
Provisioning
What's the process that moves carbon from the atmosphere into plants?
Photosynthesis
The measure of how easily an ecosystem resists or recovers from a disturbance
Reslience
Losing this type of species would have a greater impact than losing a typical species.
Keystone
The most important species in an ecosystem are called..
keystone
What type of service is exemplified by the coral reef that is home to thousands of species?
Supporting
What biome has heavy rain and hot weather for most of the year?
Rainforest
The 2 characteristics of islands that would have a higher species diversity
closer to mainland AND larger
This type of species can be used to help scientists guage the health of an ecosystem
indicator species
Succession reaches its conclusion during this stage
climax community / mature
What type of service is exemplified when we go on a hike to take some pictures?
Cultural
What does "precipitation" mean?
Rainfall or snowfall
The "role" that an organism can fulfill.
Niche
The _________________ effect occurs when a disturbance kills most of a population, leaving only a few varieties of genes and alleles.
bottleneck
Islands that are closer to the mainland will have _______ species that islands that are farther away.
more
What type of service is exemplified by marshlands protecting coastlines from storms?
Regulating
What do we call species that can make their own energy, usually from the sun?
producers