Define biology - Correct Answer the study of living organisms and their interactions with each other and
their environments
Survivorship Curve Types - Correct Answer a graph of the number of individuals surviving at each age
interval plotted versus time
Batesian Mimicry - Correct Answer a harmless species mimmics/looks like a harmful species
i.e. hawk moth larva & green parrot snake
Mullerian Mimicry - Correct Answer two harmful species mimic each other
i.e. cuckoo bee & yellow jacket
cryptic coloration - Correct Answer species is camouflaged/more blended with its environment to hide
from predators
i.e. Indian leaf butterfly
aposematic coloration - Correct Answer species has bright, noticeable colors used to scare scare off
predators
i.e. poison arrow frogs, skunks
dominant species - Correct Answer - most competitive over resources
- most successful at avoiding predators
i.e. kangaroo, caribou
keystone species - Correct Answer - strong influence on community, influences other species
- NOT dominant or most abundant
, ecosystem engineers - Correct Answer - influence community by changing physical components of their
environment
primary succession - Correct Answer occurs in an area devoid of vegetation and usually has no topsoil
i.e. lava flow, retreating glacier
secondary succession - Correct Answer occurs in an area where a disturbance that affected pre-existing
populations begins to regrow
------topsoil still exists
i.e. forest fire
population - Correct Answer group of organisms of one species in one location that interact with each
other
species - Correct Answer group of individuals who interbreed and produce offspring capable of surviving
and able to reproduce themselves
ecosystem - Correct Answer - all the organisms living in a community
- biotic and abiotic interactions
- energy transformations
Two main processes in an ecosystem - Correct Answer 1) energy flow - always need constant supply of
energy
2) chemical cycling - always recycling the elements
At a minimum, what do you need in an ecosystem to recycle nutrients? - Correct Answer producers and
decomposers
first law of thermodynamics - Correct Answer energy cannot be created or destroyed, it is only
transformed
their environments
Survivorship Curve Types - Correct Answer a graph of the number of individuals surviving at each age
interval plotted versus time
Batesian Mimicry - Correct Answer a harmless species mimmics/looks like a harmful species
i.e. hawk moth larva & green parrot snake
Mullerian Mimicry - Correct Answer two harmful species mimic each other
i.e. cuckoo bee & yellow jacket
cryptic coloration - Correct Answer species is camouflaged/more blended with its environment to hide
from predators
i.e. Indian leaf butterfly
aposematic coloration - Correct Answer species has bright, noticeable colors used to scare scare off
predators
i.e. poison arrow frogs, skunks
dominant species - Correct Answer - most competitive over resources
- most successful at avoiding predators
i.e. kangaroo, caribou
keystone species - Correct Answer - strong influence on community, influences other species
- NOT dominant or most abundant
, ecosystem engineers - Correct Answer - influence community by changing physical components of their
environment
primary succession - Correct Answer occurs in an area devoid of vegetation and usually has no topsoil
i.e. lava flow, retreating glacier
secondary succession - Correct Answer occurs in an area where a disturbance that affected pre-existing
populations begins to regrow
------topsoil still exists
i.e. forest fire
population - Correct Answer group of organisms of one species in one location that interact with each
other
species - Correct Answer group of individuals who interbreed and produce offspring capable of surviving
and able to reproduce themselves
ecosystem - Correct Answer - all the organisms living in a community
- biotic and abiotic interactions
- energy transformations
Two main processes in an ecosystem - Correct Answer 1) energy flow - always need constant supply of
energy
2) chemical cycling - always recycling the elements
At a minimum, what do you need in an ecosystem to recycle nutrients? - Correct Answer producers and
decomposers
first law of thermodynamics - Correct Answer energy cannot be created or destroyed, it is only
transformed
