BIO155 Final 2025

All of the individuals of one species that live in an area at a particular time.

Some areas are more at risk of invasion than others. Which is NOT a reason for increased invasibility?

Applies ecological principles to return degraded ecosystems to conditions similar to their “natural state”

applied ecology of endangered species, seeks to preserve life.

Biodiversity loss increases ecosystem functioning and nutrient flow

uppermost layer in temperate deciduous forests

restoration ecology applies ecological principles to return degraded ecosystems to their “natural state”

succession in an environment in which new substrate has no plant growth or any other organismal growth (no soil)

slowing climate change requires a combination of prevention & cleanup

which is NOT an ecological impact of invasive species

barriers to become invasive include:

lowest layer in temperate deciduous forests

which is NOT a hypothesis for why species become invasive

what is a threat to biodiversity?

a nonnative organism that adversely economically, ecologically , or socially affect the habitats they invade

Some areas are more at risk of invasion than others. Which is NOT a reason for increased invasibility?

warmer spring temps are expected to cause earlier flowering of spring wildflowers and earlier emergence of pollinators

slowing climate change requires a combination of prevention & cleanup

ratio of global warming from one unit mass of a greenhouse gas to that of one unit mass of CO2 over a period of time

predation is a form of _____ interaction

greenhouse gases absorb____.

if an introduced species cannot spread throughout the new area, it can still be invasive

the specific role a species plays and the place it holds in its ecosystem

the competition between individuals of the same species

Ohio is in which biome?

plants competing for soil nutrients is a form of ______ interaction.

the fundamental niche is the area actually occupied by a species due to interactions with other species

Example of a greenhouse gas?

introduced species that survives and joins the native biota with no measurable harm is said to be:

the susceptibility of an area to invasion is called

Which of the following is not an example of a mutualism?

In the deer exclosure experiment, honeysuckle and deer presences were manipulated

what are some methods of ecological restoration?

What is phenology?

There are 2 main themes in conservation biology. (pick one of the correct answers)

populations of all species living in an area at a particular time