UH Manoa Bio 301 Exam 1 Questions And Answers Graded A+

the current interglacial is warmer or colder than 125000 years ago - warmer living on or over the shelf - neritic living past the shelf - oceanic living off the bottom - pelagic living on the bottom - benthic neritic exposed to air - intertidal neritic not exposed to air - subtidal The study of interactions between organisms and their environment - ecology characteristics of ecosystems - structure and function structure (composition) - biotic and abiotic components, conditions function (processes) - physical, biological and geochemical processes individual - physiologically independent unit ramet - apparent individual produced by asexual reproduction genet - entire system produced by a zygote resource - can be altered and consumed, may be limiting fundamental niche - The niche species could potentially occupy. realized niche - The niche species actually occupies. interspecific competition - competition between members of different species intraspecific competition - competition between members of the same species Active margins are characterized by - subduction Passive margins are characterized by - low subduction shelf region parameters - 0-200m glacial-interglacial climates have a ___ degree change every ___ years - 4-5, 20-100 k years indirect exploitation - no interactiondirect interference - direct interaction between species suspension feeding - filtering by size of particles competitive exclusion principle - Ecological rule that states that no two species can occupy the same exact niche in the same habitat at the same time evolution - heritable changes in populations over time at a genetic basis differential reproductive success - fertility