Cryptic species Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Bio 106 Final Exam A realized niche cannot be larger than a fundamental niche - ANS True Plants being consumed by herbivores may emit volatile compounds that attract predators of the herbivores - ANS True If a population is decreasing in size over time, its per capita growth rate is less than 1 but greater than 0 - ANS False Typically, 40-60% of production at one trophic level is passed on to the next trophic level up - ANS False Communities that ...

BIO 106 Final Exam Study Guide Thinking about the nutrient cycles learned in the Ecology lectures, what are the key nutrients? - ANS Carbon, Nitrogen, Phosphorous From which reservoir do plants obtain each these nutrients? Where/how do animals obtain these nutrients? - ANS Carbon - reservoir - fossil fuels, soils, sediments of aquatic ecosystems, oceans, plant and animal biomass, the atmosphere (photosynthesis) Nitrogen - reservoir - 78% atmosphere, soils and sedimen...

Arthropods - answer-meaning jointed footed. they posses segmented body, jointed appendages, exoskeleton, growth involving molting arthropod characteristics - answer-three body regions(head, thorax, abdomen), three pairs of legs(restricted to the thorax), one pair of antennae, wings usually in the adult stage CRUSTACEANS - answer-crayfish,shrimp,sow bugs,pill bugs (five to seven legs,two body regions cephalothorax and abdomen, two pairs of antennae)(arthropod class) arachnids - answer-sp...

CLEP Biology 1. Excess sewage can lead to the death of aquatic animals in a lake because sewage pollution promotes oxygen depletion 2. A katydid is an insect. Its leaf-like appearance is an example of cryptic coloration 3. In which of the following ways do social insects benefit most from having several types or castes within the species The specialized structure of each caste permits division of labor and greater efficiency 4. Which of the following statements about imprinting is N...

MB (ASCP) Review & Exam Questions Part II completed with correct answersWhat is the Beer-Lambert Law? the linear relationship between absorbance and concentration of an absorbing species. What is the Beer-Lambert Law equation? A = ebc A: absorbance e: molar absorptivity c: concentration b: path length 00:39 01:08 DNA and RNA are absorbed at: 260nm Proteins are absorbed at: 280nm What is the melting temperature equation? Tm = (4 x # of GC pairs) + ...

This document is a study guide for Exam 3 in BIO120 at Carroll University. The study guide contains information on Speciation, Isolation, Species and the different concepts, Biomes, Behavior, and Ecology.

Question 1 of 25 The mesopelagic zone refers to the ocean depths in which there is enough light to support plant growth. no light at all. dim light, but not enough for plant growth. enough light for primary production by bacteria. dim light, but enough to support only some hardy plants. Question 2 of 25 Where is the main thermocline located? In the mesopelagic. Above the mesopelagic. Below the mesopelagic. It varies since the thermocline disappears in the tropics. It varies since the thermocline...