APES Unit 1 Exam Review Questions with Solutions
intraspecific - -competition between members of the same species
-interspecific - -competition between members of different species
-competitive exclusion - -1 species is a stronger competitor than the other
-coexisting species - -species alter behaviors to minimize competition, altering their niche
-niche - -A species role in an ecosystem
-selective pressure - -when the environment pushes an individual or population to adapt
or evolve
-parasitism - -One organism benefits and the other is harmed
-mutualism - -symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit
-temperate deciduous forest - -Extreme range of temperatures with different seasons
Even precipitation throughout
Trees lose leaves in winter
-temperate grasslands - -Extreme summers and winters
Diminishing rainfall in different seasons
Prairies
Rich soil
-temperate rainforest - -moderate temperatures
high precipitation
coastal
-tropical rainforest - -Constant, high precipitation
High temperatures, dark, damp
Most productive biome
-tropical dry forest - -Relatively high temperatures
Distinct dry season
Wet 50% of year, dry the other 50%
-savanna - -tropical grassland
dry, tropical areas
distinct wet and dry seasons
high temperatures
intraspecific - -competition between members of the same species
-interspecific - -competition between members of different species
-competitive exclusion - -1 species is a stronger competitor than the other
-coexisting species - -species alter behaviors to minimize competition, altering their niche
-niche - -A species role in an ecosystem
-selective pressure - -when the environment pushes an individual or population to adapt
or evolve
-parasitism - -One organism benefits and the other is harmed
-mutualism - -symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit
-temperate deciduous forest - -Extreme range of temperatures with different seasons
Even precipitation throughout
Trees lose leaves in winter
-temperate grasslands - -Extreme summers and winters
Diminishing rainfall in different seasons
Prairies
Rich soil
-temperate rainforest - -moderate temperatures
high precipitation
coastal
-tropical rainforest - -Constant, high precipitation
High temperatures, dark, damp
Most productive biome
-tropical dry forest - -Relatively high temperatures
Distinct dry season
Wet 50% of year, dry the other 50%
-savanna - -tropical grassland
dry, tropical areas
distinct wet and dry seasons
high temperatures
