Ecology Quiz Bowl 1 Flashcards | StudBudEcology Quiz Bowl 1
Review for first test.
1Shelford's Law
- Too much of an ecological requirement is deadly
- A great TV show
- Same as fundamental niche concept
- Theory of water
2At 40C, water
- Is least dense
- Is solid ice
- Sinks to the bottom of lakes
- Is most refreshing
3Climate
- Cooling at the global scale
- A delicious ice cream treat
- Same as the weather
- (Mostly) Predictable environmental conditions
4PAR in ecology
- Goal for golf
- Bingo!
- Heat necessary for metabolism
- Wavelengths of light used by autotrophs
5A C4 plant
- Closes stomates during the day
- Stores sugar precursors to conserve water
- Most efficient in cold climates
- Tastes like chicken
6A fundamental niche
- All conditions needed for an organism to live
- Good place to hide things
- Was coined by Stephen Forbes
- Actual habitat an organism occupies
7Charles Elton was
- Elton's father
- Wizard
- Father of supraorganism concept
- Early animal community ecologist
8Water
- Responsible for the Coriolis Effect
- Holds a lot of heat
- Tastes like chicken
- Is absent in the atmosphere
9Environmental science...
- Study of the environment, which includes ecology
- A waste of time
- A movement to save the world
- The same as ecology
10Who was Rachel Carson?
- Wrote Silent Spring
- Founded ecosystem science
- Talk show host
- Opera singer
11Oikos is...
- Delicious
- A soil type
- An alcoholic beverage
- Root word for ecology (home in Greek)
12The Odum brothers were
- Makers of oatmeal
- First food web ecologists
- Systems ecologists
- Limnologists
13Clay soil
- Is great for skin
- Holds water and creates water deficits in plants
- Is porous and dries quickly
- Is coarse
14Solar radiation...
- A new dance craze
- Contributes to weather and climate on Earth
- Is a biotic component of ecosystems
- Is completely safe for Earth
15A phenotype is
- Not worth dating
- Physical and behavioral characters
- Phenomenal
- Driven by genes only
16Paul Ehrlich
- Coined the phrase "population bomb"
- Coined the term Oikos
- Ate people in Soylent Green
- Father of ecology
