Definitions
This term refers to organisms mating with closely related family members.
What is inbreeding?
Name 2 ways that humans disrupt ecosystem services.
What is deforestation, overfishing or urbanization?
This zone is where organisms grow and reproduce.
What is the optimal range?
Name any stressor to an ecosystem.
What is drought, hurricane, flood, tornado etc.?
This takes place in an area after a disturbance that already has soil and nutrients in place.
What is secondary succession?
This term refers to a trait that increases an organisms ability to survive and reproduce.
What is an adaptation?
Name the ecosystem service:
Nutrient Cycling or Photosynthesis
What is Supporting?
This zone is where organisms die.
What is the zone of intolerance?
Name the 2 basic rules of island biogeography.
This takes place in an area that lacks soil.
What is primary succession?
This term refers to the total number of species in an ecosystem.
What is richness?
Name the ecosystem service:
Entrance fee to Silver Springs State Park/Fishing license
What is cultural?
This zone is where organisms survive but experience stress.
What is the zone of physiological stress?
Name what would cause increased global temperature because of the release of CO2.
What is deforestation?
This is a species that appears in early succession.
What is a pioneer species?
This term measures how all organisms are balanced between different species in an ecosystem.
What is evenness?
Name the ecosystem service:
Fish, Lumber, Fuel
What is Provisioning?
Name 2 conditions that can affect the ecological range of tolerance?
What is temperature, salinity or pH?
This species moves into an area and overtakes the native species in terms of food and space.
What is an invasive species?
This stage of succession has the highest biodiversity.
What is late succession?
This term refers to the ability of an ecosystem to return to its original condition after a disturbance.
What is resilience?
Name the ecosystem service:
Water and air purification, Pollination by bees
What is regulating?
Name 1 species that can sometimes survive outside the range of tolerance.
**Be specific and get $100 extra
What is (Chinook) salmon?
This species can be used to identify what is happening in an ecosystem.
What is an indicator species?
What role do moss and lichen play in primary succession?
What is moss and lichen break down rock by secreting acids (chemical weathering) leading to formation of soil?