Review ( Plant Structure and Function)
Questions And Answers
What mis mbiodiversity? mWhats mthe mdifference min mDirect mVS mIndirect mvalues m- mAnswer m-
mvariety mof mlife min mthe mworld; m
Direct mvalues: mmedicines, mfoods, mand mother mproducts mthat mbenefit mhumans
Indirect mvalues: mcannot malways mbe mmeasured meconomically
Patters mof mpopulation mgrowth m- mAnswer m- mdisruptive, mstable, mand mlinear
Compare mopportunistic mand mequilibrium mspecies m- mAnswer m- m
types mof msuccession m- mAnswer m- mPrimary: mstarts mwhere msoil mhas mnot myet mformed
Secondary: mstarts mwhere msoil mis malready mpresent m(in ma mclutivated mfield mthat mis mno mlonger
mfarmed)
Compare mautotrophs mand mheterotrophs m- mAnswer m- mAutotrophs-make mown mfood mthrough
mphotosynthesis
heterotrophs-consume; meat mplants, manimals, mor mdecompose morganic mmatter.
Transfer mrate mand meutrophication m- mAnswer m- mTransfer mrate mis mthe mamount mof ma mnutrient
mthat mmoves mfrom mone mcomponent mof mthe menvironment mto manother mwithin ma mspecified
mtime
Eutrophication mis mthe mover-enrichment mof ma mbody mof mwater, mwhich mcaused ma mrapid malgal
mpopulation mgrowth mcalled malgal mbloom