GES 101 Exam 1 questions & complete solutions passed
1. aquatic ecosys- a water-based ecosystem; key components: light,
temp,
tem movement, oxygen content, productivity, dissolved
salts
2. bioaccumulation accumulation of a substance in tissues of an
organism
3. biodiversity variety of life on earth
4. species richness the number of different species in a community
5. species relative abundance of each species
even- ness
6. biomagnification increasing concentration of a substance in higher
levels of the food chain
7. calculus study of change in systems expressed as equations
8. community group of interacting populations of different species
ecol- ogy deals with whole array of interacting species
9. Convention on conservation, sustainable use, genetic resources
Biological
Diver- sity
10. deductive rea- using general premises to reach a specific
soning conclusion; top-down
11. desert - found at latitudes of 30 degrees in N and S
hemispheres
- annual rainfall less than 25 cm
- hot days, cold nights
- winds lack moisture
12. ecological the impact of a person or community on the
foot- print environment, expressed as the amount of land
required to sustain their use of natural resources
1/
10
, GES 101 Exam 1 questions & complete solutions passed
13. ecology - distribution and abundance of organisms
- interaction of organisms with each other and
their envi- ronment
2/
10
1. aquatic ecosys- a water-based ecosystem; key components: light,
temp,
tem movement, oxygen content, productivity, dissolved
salts
2. bioaccumulation accumulation of a substance in tissues of an
organism
3. biodiversity variety of life on earth
4. species richness the number of different species in a community
5. species relative abundance of each species
even- ness
6. biomagnification increasing concentration of a substance in higher
levels of the food chain
7. calculus study of change in systems expressed as equations
8. community group of interacting populations of different species
ecol- ogy deals with whole array of interacting species
9. Convention on conservation, sustainable use, genetic resources
Biological
Diver- sity
10. deductive rea- using general premises to reach a specific
soning conclusion; top-down
11. desert - found at latitudes of 30 degrees in N and S
hemispheres
- annual rainfall less than 25 cm
- hot days, cold nights
- winds lack moisture
12. ecological the impact of a person or community on the
foot- print environment, expressed as the amount of land
required to sustain their use of natural resources
1/
10
, GES 101 Exam 1 questions & complete solutions passed
13. ecology - distribution and abundance of organisms
- interaction of organisms with each other and
their envi- ronment
2/
10
