Ch. 15-16 ECOLOGY Part 2

If the pH of ocean water is changed, what would happen to the marine population?

Which cycle is shown in this picture? (look carefully)

What would be the BEST method to remove an invasive species?

Which of the following is true about PRIMARY succession?

Which points to a time when the birth and death rate were the same? (two possible answers)

An organism with an unusually large effect on an ecosystem is called a(n)

The amount of land needed to support a person is called:

What occurs to the population between year 8 and 9?

Which organisms helps convert gaseous nitrogen into ammonia?

Which points to a time when the birth rate EXCEEDED the death rate?

Which word means to remove salt from water

If an ecosystem is constantly changing, it is better to have ___  diversity.

What is "smog?"

Species that arrive to a new population & can even push out native species are referred to as:

What kind of SUCCESSION is shown in this image?

High levels of ___________ are typical of Earth’s warmer periods.

The removal of which of these would cause an immediate decrease in the amount of energy? 

What has helped INCREASE the carrying capacity on Earth?

Which processes are involved in the cycling of carbon within an environment?

Which organisms are most affected by biomagnification?

Why do scientists want to get rid of pythons from the Florida Everglades?

When an individual moves INTO a population, this is referred to as

Resources that cannot be used up or can replenish themselves over time are called:

What occurs to the population between year 7 and 8?

Which of these is a "heterotroph"

What can be inferred from the graph?

A new species is introduced to a community with no predators.What will happen to its population

Which of the following is a NONRENEWABLE resource?

Acid rain has a ___________ pH than regular rain.

In order to allow species to cross a habitat barrier such as a road, humans should build a(n):

Which of the following is true about Secondary succession?

Why are there few to no photosynthethic organisms at the bottom zone of the ocean floor?

Another word for a "producer" is

Species that show signs of pollution either in their body (mutations) or in their offspring are

ALL trophic levels begin with

Resources that are used faster than they form are called:

Which of these is an "autotroph"

Which is a "biotic" factor in this picture?

Another word for a "consumer" is

Which is an "abiotic" factor in this picture?

Which of the following is a RENEWABLE resource?

Which of the following terms best describes how the released water enters the atmosphere?

Which points to a time when the death rate EXCEEDED the birth rate?

What will happen after a natural disaster damages an ecosystem?

Which is true about an environment that has reached its carrying capacity for a population?

Data on the immigration and emigration of a fish species would be most helpful in determining:

Only ____ percent of energy is transferred from trophic level to trophic level

What kind of SUCCESSION is shown in this image?

Which prevents an organism from accessing its entire home range, for example, a road?

If excess salt was added to the ocean water, what would happen to the marine population?

Which phrase BEST describes biodiversity?

Which organism receives the least amount of energy from the producers?

When an individual moves OUT of a population, this is referred to as