What is species richness (or total # of species) divided by the total # of individuals?
100
The variable that you measure (units are included in measurement).
What is a dependent variable?
100
Example: A picture of the monkey is shown on the board, a loud noise is made, and people are frightened by the noise.
What is stimulus and response?
100
A measure of the speed of reproduction, also known as "r".
What is growth rate?
100
In an environment, the following resources are available:
100 units of water, 200 units of space, 50 units of food, 350 units of air.
Which limiting factor sets the carrying capacity?
What is 50 units of food?
200
Calculate the biodiversity index for this ecosystem:
25 different species were found.
275 total individuals were found.
What is 0.09?
200
The variable that you change or manipulate.
What is the independent variable?
200
A baby is born knowing how to cry.
What is innate behavior?
200
The maximum number of organisms and area can support, also known as "K".
What is carrying capacity?
200
Immigration _____ the population; emigration _____ the population.
What is increase and decrease?
300
Examples: Housing, tree cutting, building a dam.
What is anthropogenic changes or human impact?
300
A trial that must be performed and is generally a comparison to what you are testing.
What is a control?
300
This behavior arises out of experience.
What is learned behavior?
300
Examples: bacteria, mice, fish, insects.
What are r-strategists?
300
The destruction of a forest affects which part(s) of organismal ecology?
What is biodiversity and population dynamics?
400
Examples: Rabbits from Rabbit Island, Zebra mussels, species that create an imbalance in the food web.
What is an invasive species?
400
Things that you are not testing or things that stay the same.
What is a constant?
400
Sunflowers follow the sun in the sky with their flowers. What is the stimulus for this behavior?
What is the sun?
400
Examples: humans, elephants, whales, monkeys.
What are K-strategists?
400
What does a straight line on a population dynamics graph generally represent?
What is carrying capacity?
500
Calculate the biodiversity index for this ecosystem:
400 trees, 25 deer, 70 birds, 85 squirrels, 45 rabbits, 100 bees.
What is 0.0083?
500
Claim, evidence, reasoning.
What is argumentation or a scientific argument?
500
A person attempts to cool down by sitting beneath a tree in the desert. He is attempting to do what?
What is maintain homeostasis?
500
Examples: amount of water, amount of food, amount of space, amount of air.
What are limiting factors?
500
Example: Rollie pollies curl up into a ball every time they are touched. This behavior helps them to survive.