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ecology
Question | Answer |
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________ same species living together in a given location | Population |
____ capable of reproducing fertile offsping | species |
______ all portion of planet that supports life. | BIosphere includes:atmosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere |
_______ zone in hydrosphere has only heterotrophic life | aphotic zone |
consequences of 2 species have the same niche | -competition for resources; extinction of a species -elimination of 1 species in an area -species evolve in divergent dir |
____ autotrophic that obtain energy from inorganic compds | chemosynthetic bacteria |
herbivores are more adept at ______ than carnivore | defense |
_____ 1 benefits but the other is not affected | commensalism |
_______ both orgs benefits | mutualism |
relationship b/t lichen and fungus | lichen makes food for fungus. fungus support lichen, conserves water and provides CO2. |
_____ benefits at the expense of the host | parasitism |
All__________ are parasites | virus cuz they only function within a host |
most bacteria are | chemosynthetic / saprophytic |
most fungi are | saprophytic |
protists and fungi are grouped as | saprophytes |
saltwater fish osmoreg | live in hyperosmotic environ; they drink water cuz lose water and excrete salt |
freshwater fish osmoreg | live in hypoosmotic environ; excrete dilute urine, absorb salts |
food chain | transfer of energy from plants to a series of orgs |
the kingdoms that fall under saprophytes | bacteria, fungi, protists |
food web | crossbranches of foodchains in a community |
the greater the number of pathways in a foodweb ensures | more stable community |
______ has the greatest energy in a pyramid of energy | producers |
______ has the greatest mass in a pyramid of mass | producers |
N2 is fixed in soil as nitrates by | - lightning - N2 fixing bacteria |
saprophytes convert nitrates to | ammonia |
ammonia converted to nitrites (NO2) by | nitifying bacteria |
____ convert nitrite to nitrate | nitrifying bacteria |
________ convert ammonia to N2 | denitrifying bacteria |
climax community | pop that exist in balance with the environment |
pioneer org | first org that settles during an ecological succession eg lichen |