Ecological Principles Final Study Guide

Agency created by ecosystem management expansion

• Environmental Protection Agency

• Conservation Biology

• Wildlife Conservation Society

• National Park Service

Types of wetland biomes

• Marshes, swamps, bogs, fens

• Deserts, grasslands, tundras, forests

• Mountains, valleys, hills, plains

• Rivers, lakes, oceans, seas

Ecological succession

• The process by which species are introduced to a new habitat

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

• The phenomenon of species extinction in a given area

• The seasonal migration of species in response to climate

Clean Water Act

• Regulates discharge of pollutants into U.S. waters

• Promotes water conservation practices

• Establishes water quality standards for drinking water

• Manages water resources for agricultural use

Cycle in volcanoes and lightning

• Carbon cycle

• Nitrogen cycle

• Oxygen cycle

• Sulfur cycle

Respiration process: Take in

• Carbon Dioxide

• Oxygen

• Nitrogen

• Hydrogen

Disturbance causing primary succession: b.

• Volcanic eruption

• Glacial retreat

• Forest fire

• Drought

Release carbon dioxide

• Photosynthesis process

• Respiration process

• Transpiration process

• Fermentation process

Niche

• Role of an organism in an ecosystem

• A type of habitat

• A food chain

• A population of species

Positive interactions in a niche

• Mutualism, commensalism

• Parasitism

• Competition

• Predation