Ecological Principles Final Study Guide

Ecological succession

• The process by which species and habitats remain unchanged over time

• The method by which the species and habitat of an area change over time

• A phenomenon where species become extinct rapidly

• The study of interactions between organisms and their environment

Niche

• Role of an organism in an ecosystem

• A type of habitat

• A food chain

• A species' population size

Clean Water Act

• Regulates discharge of pollutants into U.S. waters

• Promotes water conservation practices

• Establishes water quality standards for drinking water

• Provides funding for water infrastructure projects

Positive interactions in a niche

• Mutualism, commensalism

• Predation, competition

• Parasitism, herbivory

• Neutralism, amensalism

Agency created by ecosystem management expansion

• Environmental Protection Agency

• Conservation Biology

• Wildlife Conservation Society

• National Park Service

Release carbon dioxide

• Photosynthesis process

• Respiration process

• Transpiration process

• Fermentation process

Disturbance causing primary succession: a.

• Volcanic eruption

• Forest fire

• Flooding

• Drought

Types of wetland biomes

• Marshes, swamps, bogs, fens

• Deserts, grasslands, tundras, forests

• Mountains, valleys, hills, plains

• Rivers, lakes, oceans, seas

Respiration process: Take in

• Carbon Dioxide

• Oxygen

• Nitrogen

• Hydrogen

Cycle in volcanoes and lightning

• Nitrogen cycle

• Carbon cycle

• Oxygen cycle

• Sulfur cycle