EXAM
the carbon cycle increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere by
____% - ANSWERS-50%
occurs as a result of fertilizer running off and getting into bodies of
water - ANSWERS-Cultural Eutrophication
_______ are the largest alterations of biochemical cycles -
ANSWERS-Humans
tendency for some substances to get stored in the tissues of an organ -
ANSWERS-Bioaccumulation
increasing dosages as you move up the trophic levels of an ecosystem
- ANSWERS-Biomagnification
refers to number of specific species - ANSWERS-Population
number of different species who all live together in same environment
- ANSWERS-Community
non-living surroundings of an organism
, where it eats, sleeps, hunts, reproduces - ANSWERS-habitat
function or role organisms play in an ecosystem - ANSWERS-Niche
if two or more organisms are trying to get the same niche (food, mate,
etc.) - ANSWERS-Competitive Exclusion
2 kinds of symbiotic relationships: - ANSWERS-1. mutualism (one or
both organisms gets benefits
2. parasitism (one benefits and one is harmed)
range of environmental conditions an organism can survive in -
ANSWERS-Tolerance
how organism will thrive in range of environments - ANSWERS-
Optimum range
one need of organism that is in shortest supply - ANSWERS-Limiting
Factor
can it survive disturbances and keep on going - ANSWERS-stability
how they resist disturbance - ANSWERS-resilience