Exam 2: Fundamentals of Ecology

A species whose effect on biological diversity is disproportionate to their own abundance is termed:

Match each term to a similar term. -second-order consumer

Match each phrase with its correct term. -Population

Why do endotherms need to be well insulated from the external environment?

You start to culture a petri dish of marine bacteria. Each day, the number of visible colonies growing on the agar surface increases in this fashion: 2, 4, 16, 32, 64, 128. This growth pattern is best described as

Using the definition of habitat and microhabitat, describe a marine habitat that you are familiar with and describe a microhabitat within that larger habitat.

Communities of organisms are made up of:

Habitat refers to where an organism:

Regions above or below the optimal range of an environmental variable are called:

The largest group and most important marine photosynthetic organisms are:

Animals that obtain their body heat from internal metabolism are called:

Link areas of the Ocean with the associated terms. -Photic Zone

Metabolic wastes are:

Infaunal organisms live in the water column.

Link the words. -Salinity

Nutrients are reintroduced into the upper reaches of the oceans from deeper areas by the process of:

Describe the major biotic and abiotic components of marine ecosystems and how they affect energy and trophic dynamics.

Match the types of competition with a brief description. -Interspecific Competition

The relationship between a predator and its prey is within the realm of interspecific competition.

The two main sources of oxygen in the sea are photosynthesis and transfer from the atmosphere.