Ecology - General Questions and Answers

20 3 points What is the study of the interaction between humans and the environment called Population management Ecology O O O O Environmental science Data science

Today you will be defining some of the terms we will encounter the most as we take a look into relationship between organisms within an ecosystem Below are the words that you are to define Become familiar with these words as we have several activities based around them autotroph decomposers commensalism differential reproduction heterotroph competition evolution consumers genetic variation herbivore natural selection parasitism inherited variation predation producers mutualism

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1 According to the graphs and charts on the page who do you think won the arms race Explain your reasoning 2 Why was it so important to win the space race

1 What did Germany symbolize during the Cold War 2 Do you think it was necessary to construct the Berlin Wall 3 Explain Kennan s policy of containment How did it apply to the Cold War

What is global health O O The health of people in a city O Diseases and pandemics The health of people in a country The health of people worldwide

Topic video games Now do some preliminary research on each area above How does it impact your claim You can change it or modify it later as you continue to complete your research

3 The moral skeptic thinks that given the disagreements about what is morally right and wrong it follows that there is no objective truth about what is right or wrong What might be an alternative explanation of moral disagreement that does not lead to skepticism In thinking about this it might help to consider cases where no one would conclude from disagreement that there is no fact of the matter For example there is disagreement as to whether there is life on other planets but we do not conclude there is no fact of the matter

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By looking at the different layers of the Earth we are able to gather information about the age and environment of that area We can also compare its age to other layers What is the term used to describe the age of fossil layers based on its location 90 000 cad law of superposition evolution radioactive dating

Explain if how you reached your goals stated above How do you know that you accomplished did not accomplish them My goals Get the best grades possible to get better

1 Which elements make up a large part of our atmosphere a Nitrogen oxygen and silicon b Iron silicon and gold C Nitrogen hydrogen and sulfur d Nitrogen oxygen and carbon dioxide

H bon and Oxygen cycles Word Bank burned H O autotrophs CO respire O2 aerobic food 1 Photosynthesis releases 2 Respiration releases 3 Carbon dioxide is released when fossil fuels are 4 Oxygen is produced by 5 Oxygen is consumed by 1 Nitrogen Cycle 1 Nitrogen from from 2 gas back into the atmosphere A and when organisms during photosynthesis organisms for use during cellular respiration a What organisms are the primary fixers of nitrogen converting gaseous nitrogen in atmosphere into usable process by which bacteria break down nitrogen compou

organization 1 Point O community O organism

This image shows what level of organization 1 Point Fuente Banco de im genes y sonidos del ITE Ilustrador Ver nica Valiente P rez organism O population community biosphere

In which biome are destabilization of slopes fires and erosion a big issue for human habitation A taiga C Mediterranean chaparral B tundra D desert

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Resource competition is likely to occur a when the same plants produce different seed types b infrequently in sympatric speciation c only in lakes when diet preferences are a function of differences in a phenotypic d trait

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Polar Hydrophilic Polar Hydrophobic O Non polar Hydrophobic O Non polar Hydrophilic Question 37 Scientist use radioisotopes like C 4 and can calculate the half life of radioactive decay The radioactive decay half life of this radioisotope is amount of years O 5 730 O 7 530 1 pts 03570

Organisms who are territorial often exhibit this type of distribution a clumped Ob varied c random d uniform

The size of the carrying capacity of a particular population in a particular environment will depend upon the type of organism depend upon the type of environment Owill flucuate over time

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Which of the following are described in The Conundrum of Communication chapter as important factors affecting the nature of communication signals? (choose all that apply) coat color of sympatric species The nature of the substrates the signal must travel through The time of day and time of year when signals are sent The distance that signals need to travel The amount and types of competition for resources Body size and morphology Predation risk The amount of energy needed to communicate various types of signals risk of parasitic infection

In the following model, which statements are true? d/dt S=bN-BS-μS d/dtI=B/S-I - μI d/dtR=yI-μR Infected individuals die at higher rates than others All individuals give birth at the same rate All individuals die at the same rate Only susceptible individuals give birth

How can bacteria be used to clean up pollutants?

Determine if the following sentence has any comma error. If so, choose the rule that would correct the error. Because the hurricane was approaching all the flights were canceled. Use commas to separate three or more words, phrases, or clauses written in a series. Use a comma after introductory words like such as, well, however, yes, etc. Use commas to separate a dependent clause from the main clause.

Consider the carbon cycle and the role of primary producers, primary and secondary consumers and decomposers. Which of these organisms directly use energy (like sunlight) to make macromolecules from carbon dioxide? just the consumers and decomposers just the producers just the producers and consumers the producers, consumers and decomposers just the consumers

Refer to a Standard English reference book and identify the appropriate word for the following sentence. While lingering rivers in_______ glide. A. monders B. maunders C. meanders

Invasive species usually reproduce very quickly and are generalists, meaning that they are not picky in their choice of food or shelter. Given these characteristics, which of the following is TRUE? A. MOST endangered. species are also invasive species. B. ALL endangered species are invasive species. C. VERY FEW endangered species are also invasive species.

Choose the correct answer. Any structured essay should contain an introduction an introduction and a conclusion a conclusion

Biomass can be chemically converted to biofuel or it can be directly. A. burned B. generated C. combined D. created

How much of the sunlight entering the Earth eventually leaves? A. All B. Some C. None D. Most

Which is a benefit that we get from biodiversity? A. air pollution B. deforestation of rainforests C. production of oxygen by plants D. over-hunted animals

All matter in an ecosystem has to be used A. repeatedly B. only once C. without energy D.occasionally

There are levels of organization that exist in the living and non-living. Put the following items in order from smallest to largest. 1. Organisms, populations, and communities 2. Ecosystems 3. Organs and organ systems 4. Biosphere 5. Cells $6. Molecule 7. Tissue 8. Atom 9. Organelles

What techniques do biologists use to help them measure population size?

What do we call the day to day fluctuations in temperature and precipitation? A. Climate B. Biodiversity C. Meteorology D. Weather

Wave collectors in oceans do which of the following? A. slow the erosion of coastal areas B. increase coastal biodiversity C. convert kinetic energy into electrical energy D. modify the tides in estuaries

Of the following, which can we examine to see past climate patterns? A. magma B. ice cores C. oceans D. volcanic eruptions

Albedo is the reflectivity of a surface. Surfaces that are very reflective, have high albedo. Which of the following has the HIGHEST albedo? A. oceans B. trees C. volcanoes D. ice

Compare and contrast density-independent and density-dependent factors.

to the What will happen temperature in your decomposition layer if decomposition actually occurs in your ecocolumn? A. stay the same B. increase C. stay exactly 75 degrees Fahrenheit D. decrease significantly

Most water pollution ultimately originates ______. A. on land B. underground C. in outer space D. in the atmosphere

What characteristic of water causes it to change temperature very slowly? A. transparency B. high specific heat capacity C. the depth of the water D. the density

Choose the correct syntax and fill in the blank. She ______ not go to the park yesterday. was does did

What is defined as "the entire function of what something can do in an ecosystem"? A. Fundamental niche B. Climatic niche C. Detritivoral niche

A Griff Snake (poisonous) displays a very similar color banding pattern to that of the coral snake (quite poisonous). The Griff snake benefits from the fact that predators trying to avoid the coral snake stay aw from the Griff snake too. What type of mimicry is this? Mullerian Batesian Antagonistic Nihilistic

Speciation: A. is a process by which populations of one species diverge genetically and which produces one or more new species B. is the result of minor extinction events C. only results from interspecific hybridization D. is completed when two different species are able to interbreed E. always takes millions of years

A high population density puts a population at risk for: Competition Disease Accumulation of toxic waste All of the above