Environmental Exam 2024

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What is the role of an organism within its ecosystem?

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Niche: The role that an organism plays within its ecosystem, including its habitat, resource use, and interactions with other organisms.

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What is secondary succession?

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Secondary Succession: The process of ecological change that occurs in an area where a disturbance has destroyed an existing community but left the soil intact.

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Which organism corresponds to krill in a terrestrial food web?

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Mouse: In a terrestrial food web, the mouse is a primary consumer that corresponds to krill in a marine food web.

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What type of population growth is represented by a logistic growth curve?

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Logistic Growth: A type of population growth that starts exponentially but slows as the population reaches carrying capacity, resulting in an S-shaped curve.

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What happens to the wolf population if the deer population continues to increase?

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The wolf population would increase slowly as long as the deer population continues to provide a food source.

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Define habitat.

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Habitat: The natural environment in which an organism lives, including all biotic and abiotic factors.

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What is primary succession?

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Primary Succession: The process of ecological change that occurs in an area where no soil exists, such as after a volcanic eruption.

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What is a food web?

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Food Web: A complex network of feeding relationships among various organisms in an ecosystem.

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What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?

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Food Chain: A linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass; Food Web: A more complex interconnection of multiple food chains.

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What is carrying capacity?

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Carrying Capacity: The maximum number of individuals of a species that an environment can sustainably support.