Ducks Unlimited Review UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
study of the relationship between an organism and its
ecology
environment
deciduous sheds its leaves annually
having leaves that don't fall off in the winter; "cone-bear-
coniferous
ing"
biosphere sum of surfaces, atmosphere, and hydrosphere
biome: most diverse; no seasonal climate; wet and dry
tropical biome
seasons
temperate biome biome: deciduous & coniferous forests; seasonal climate
biome: northernmost forests; seasonal climate; long win-
taiga biome
ters, short summers, mainly coniferous
grassland biome dominated by grasses & almost no trees or shrubs
temperate grassland grassland found in temperate climates
tropical grasslands grassland found in hot climates
biome dominated by aquatic vegetation and poorly drain-
wetland biome
ing soils
bog wetland that accumulates dead plant material
swamps wetland dominated by trees and saturated soil
assemblage of different populations of flora and fauna in
communities
an area
group of organisms of the same species occupying a
population
specific space at the same time
organisms individual member
organism that can produce food or biomass through pho-
producer
tosynthesis
, organisms that obtain food & energy by consuming other
consumers
organisms
photosynthesis formula (in words) carbon dioxide + water = glucose + oxygen
mutualism both species benefit
commensalism one species benefits, one is unaffected
predation one species kills another for food
competition struggle between two organisms for the same resource
evaporation transformation of liquid to gas
plants release water vapor during photosynthesis & respi-
transpiration
ration
producers carbon from the atmosphere for
producers CAPTURE carbon
photosynthesis
nitrogen is converted into a (more reactive) nitrogenous
nitrogen fixation compound; performed by legumes, algae, lightning, and
certain bacteria
plants ABSORB phosphorus plants phosphorus through roots
process when ecosystems advance towards climax com-
ecological succession
munity
community in which populations are balanced & stable;
climax community
final stage of succession
pioneer species first species to arrive in a new environment
- rock is exposed from disturbance (ex volcano, glacier)
- erosion converts rock to soil
primary succession
- pioneer species: lichen
- first plants begin growing
- soil where other communities once thrived is exposed
from disturbance (ex fire, flood, ag development)
study of the relationship between an organism and its
ecology
environment
deciduous sheds its leaves annually
having leaves that don't fall off in the winter; "cone-bear-
coniferous
ing"
biosphere sum of surfaces, atmosphere, and hydrosphere
biome: most diverse; no seasonal climate; wet and dry
tropical biome
seasons
temperate biome biome: deciduous & coniferous forests; seasonal climate
biome: northernmost forests; seasonal climate; long win-
taiga biome
ters, short summers, mainly coniferous
grassland biome dominated by grasses & almost no trees or shrubs
temperate grassland grassland found in temperate climates
tropical grasslands grassland found in hot climates
biome dominated by aquatic vegetation and poorly drain-
wetland biome
ing soils
bog wetland that accumulates dead plant material
swamps wetland dominated by trees and saturated soil
assemblage of different populations of flora and fauna in
communities
an area
group of organisms of the same species occupying a
population
specific space at the same time
organisms individual member
organism that can produce food or biomass through pho-
producer
tosynthesis
, organisms that obtain food & energy by consuming other
consumers
organisms
photosynthesis formula (in words) carbon dioxide + water = glucose + oxygen
mutualism both species benefit
commensalism one species benefits, one is unaffected
predation one species kills another for food
competition struggle between two organisms for the same resource
evaporation transformation of liquid to gas
plants release water vapor during photosynthesis & respi-
transpiration
ration
producers carbon from the atmosphere for
producers CAPTURE carbon
photosynthesis
nitrogen is converted into a (more reactive) nitrogenous
nitrogen fixation compound; performed by legumes, algae, lightning, and
certain bacteria
plants ABSORB phosphorus plants phosphorus through roots
process when ecosystems advance towards climax com-
ecological succession
munity
community in which populations are balanced & stable;
climax community
final stage of succession
pioneer species first species to arrive in a new environment
- rock is exposed from disturbance (ex volcano, glacier)
- erosion converts rock to soil
primary succession
- pioneer species: lichen
- first plants begin growing
- soil where other communities once thrived is exposed
from disturbance (ex fire, flood, ag development)
