A singularity is Correct Answers aa place where the rules break
down and another model must come into play
Aldo Leopold & Albert Schwitzer Correct Answers Leopold's
ethics have a basis in evolution and group selection,
Schweitzer's in consciousness and conscience
Leopold's based on "what is", S largely on "what ought to be"
L community based, S focused on individual
Assumming r1, r2 are negative constants and that s1 and s2 are
positive constants, what do the following equations represent?
1/N1 dN1/dt= r1 + s1N2
1/N2 dN2/dt= r2 + s2N1 Correct Answers obligate mutualism
crosses x-axis --> 1 species depends on the other/ negative
population growth at some point
beta (b) Correct Answers infectivity
biodiversity patterns Correct Answers generally drops from
equator to poles
generally drops from low altitudes to high
generally drops with decreasing precip.
, generally drops in areas with lower temp
highest in areas of intermediate productivity
biosphere II experiment Correct Answers we still have no
alternative to the natural ecosystems of earth
carrying capacity equation Correct Answers -r/s
community ecology Correct Answers populations of different
species interacting
conversation biology Correct Answers where ideology meets
reality
deals with preservation, reconstruction, and restoration of
natural biological systems among other things
Darwin's scheme Correct Answers 1. not all individuals are the
same (variation)
2. individuals replicate at different rates, depending on their
characteristics (differential fitness)
3. individuals are similar to those they are derived from but not
always identical (heritability)
ecological equilibrium Correct Answers occurs where the
populations are constant- births=deaths
ecology Correct Answers the total relations of an organism to
its organic and inorganic environment