Analyze the difference between a niche and a habitat?

Niche: animal interacts with biotic and abiotic features

Which one works the best w/the “Competitive Exclusion Principle”

No 2 animals can occupy the same place at the same time

Why are Pioneer Species special?

They are the first to colonize an area

How are Primary and Secondary Succession different?

Secondary succession begins faster

What are the Abiotic and Biotic Features of a Boreal Forest Biome?

Cold winters, mild summers, humid, poor soil, animals furry

What is Ecological Succession?

Succession that begins after a community is destroyed

What are the Abiotic and Biotic Features of a Temperate Grassland Biome?

Warm summers,cool winter seasonal rain, fertile soils; fires

What are the Abiotic and Biotic Features of an Aquatic Biome?

Water, lots of plant life, animals tend to be fish or shrimp

What are the Abiotic and Biotic Features of a Tropical Rain Forest Biome?

Hot, wet, soil nutrient poor, animals live in the canopy

What are the Abiotic and Biotic Features of a Tundra Forest Biome?

Little rain, dark winters, animals live in below 0 weather

What is the difference between an Estuary and a Wetland

An Estuary is where a river and the sea meet

What is the difference a photic and an aphotic zone?

Photic can photosynthesis and aphotic cannot photosynthesis

What is the difference between Climate and Weather?

Weather is the day by day, Climate is over a period of time

What are the Abiotic and Biotic Features of a Northwestern Coniferous Forest Biome?

Mild temp, lots of seasonal rain animals eat a varied diet

Why is a “Keystone Species” so important?

Species is the center of the food chain in the ecosystem

studbud

Chapter 4

32 termsStudBud Administration402 plays

#Ecology #Biology

Flashcards32 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 32

Answers

1
Analyze the difference between a niche and a habitat?
Niche: where the animal lives
Habitat: where an animal dies
Niche: animal interacts with biotic and abiotic features
Habitat: animal interacts with biotic and abiotic features
2
A relationship in which one organism is helped&another organism is neither is hurt is called?
Commensalism
Competition
Mutulism
Parasitism
3
Which one works the best w/the “Competitive Exclusion Principle”
2 Animals live in the same place in harmony
1 animal lives in the hills and 1 animal lives in the ocean
No 2 animals can ever share the same space
No 2 animals can occupy the same place at the same time
4
Why are Pioneer Species special?
They are the first to fight in area
They are the first to eat the vegetation in the area
They are the first to compete in an area
They are the first to colonize an area
5
Which is NOT one of the 3 major categories of Freshwater Ecosystem?
Oceans and Seas
Freshwater and wetlands
Rivers and Streams
Lakes and ponds
6
How are Primary and Secondary Succession different?
Secondary succession begins faster
Primary succession begins faster
Secondary succession begins slower
Primary succession happens slower than normal
7
A relationship in which one organism is harmed/dies and another organism benefits is called?
Parasitism
Mutulism
Commensialism
Competition
8
A relationship in which both organisms benefit is called?
Mutulsim
Commensalism
Competition
Parasitism
9
What are the Abiotic and Biotic Features of a Boreal Forest Biome?
Cold winters, mild summers, humid, poor soil, animals furry
Little rain, dark winters, animals live in below 0 weather
Hot, wet, soil nutrient poor, animals live in the canopy
Water, lots of plant life, animals tend to be fish or shrimp
10
An increased in the greenhouse effect causes an increase in?
Carbon Dioxide
Oxygen
Temperature
Water
11
What is Ecological Succession?
Succession that begins after a community is destroyed
Succession of an invasive species in an ecosystem over time
Succession of predictable changes in an ecosystem over time
Succession that begins in an area with no remnants
12
Which of these factors DO NOT affect life in an Aquatic Ecosystem?
Dissolved nutrients
Tempertaure
Precipitation
Water's depth
13
What are the Abiotic and Biotic Features of a Temperate Grassland Biome?
Hot, wet, soil nutrient poor, animals live in the canopy
Little rain, dark winters, animals live in below 0 weather
Warm summers,cool winter seasonal rain, fertile soils; fires
Low rain, hot in the day, cold at night, animals nocturnal
14
What are the Abiotic and Biotic Features of an Aquatic Biome?
Cold winters,mild summers, humid, poor soil, animals furry
Hot, wet, soil nutrient poor, animals live in the canopy
Little rain, dark winters, animals live in below 0 weather
Water, lots of plant life, animals tend to be fish or shrimp
15
The first organisms to repopulate an area affected by an environmental disaster are called?
Pioneer
Apex
Keystone
Succession
16
Fires, Hurricanes, and other Natural disturbances can result in?
Sucession
Competition
Parasitism
Commensalism
17
Which of these isn't one of 3 gasses that help create the greenhouse effect?
Methane
Sulfur
Carbon
Water
18
These animals live on, in, rocks and sediments on the bottoms of lakes, streams, and oceans?
Algae
Benthos
Zooplankton
Plankton
19
What are the Abiotic and Biotic Features of a Tropical Rain Forest Biome?
Cold winters, mild summers, humid, poor soil, animals furry
Little rain, dark winters, animals live in below 0 weather
Water, lots of plant life, animals tend to be fish or shrimp
Hot, wet, soil nutrient poor, animals live in the canopy
20
What are the Abiotic and Biotic Features of a Tundra Forest Biome?
Little rain, dark winters, animals live in below 0 weather
Cold winters, mild summers, humid, poor soil, animals furry
Hot, wet, soil nutrient poor, animals live in the canopy
Water, lots of plant life, animals tend to be fish or shrimp
21
What is the main reason does the Earth has seasons?
The distance from the sun to the Earth
The tilt of the Earth
Heat travels all over the earth from the sun
The ocean currents and wind currents
22
Which of these is NOT one of the 3 Climate Zones on Earth?
Tropical
Polar
Grassland
Temperate
23
What is the main food source in an aquatic ecosystem
Crab
Shark
Fish
Plankton
24
Which of these is NOT a main types of Resources an organism must have to survive?
Sun light
Temperature
Water
Food
25
What is the difference between an Estuary and a Wetland
An Estuary is barely covers the top of the soil
An Estuary is where a river and the sea meet
A Wetland is affected by the rise and fall of ocean tides
A Wetland is where a river and the sea meet
26
What is the difference a photic and an aphotic zone?
Photic cannot photosynthesis & aphotic cannot photosynthesis
Photic cannot photosynthesis and aphotic can photosynthesis
Photic can photosynthesis and aphotic can photosynthesis
Photic can photosynthesis and aphotic cannot photosynthesis
27
Which of these factors DO NOT determine global climate?
Precipitation
Transport of heat by winds and ocean currents
Latitude
Solar energy trapped in the Earth
28
How many Major Biomes are there?
3
7
5
9
29
What is the difference between Climate and Weather?
Weather is the day by day, Climate is over a period of time
Weather is the week by week, Climate is month by month
Weather is the month by month, Climate is year by year
Weather is the year by year, Climate is day by day
30
Which of these organisms is NOT a predator?
Autotroph
Carnivore
Herbivore
Omnivore
31
What are the Abiotic and Biotic Features of a Northwestern Coniferous Forest Biome?
Low rain, hot in the day cold @ night, animals are nocturnal
Warm summers,cold winters, seasonal rain, fertile soil,fires
Hot, wet, soil nutrient poor, animals live in the canopy
Mild temp, lots of seasonal rain animals eat a varied diet
32
Why is a “Keystone Species” so important?
Species is the center of the food chain in the ecosystem
Species is the only predator in the ecosystem
Species is the apex predator in the ecosystem
Species is at the bottom of the food chain in the ecosystem

Chapter 4 Flashcards | StudBud