Ecology, Ecodynamics, And Ecosystems (7th)

Question 1

Hibernation

Answer 1

An adaptation for winter survival in which animals become in active and bodily functions slow down

Question 2

Organic farming

Answer 2

Involves The use of natural fertilizers and pest controls

Question 3

Migration

Answer 3

Seasonal movement of animals

Question 4

Dormancy

Answer 4

State of being very quiet and appearing life-less

Question 5

Deforestation

Answer 5

The complete removal of trees and other plants in an area

Question 6

Eutrophication

Answer 6

Standing water becomes covered with algae, making it impossible for the top layer of water to mix with oxygen.

Question 7

Erosion

Answer 7

The wearing away of land by water, wind, or ice

Question 8

Drought

Answer 8

A period of unusually Low amount of precipitation

Question 9

Flood

Answer 9

A period of unusually high amount of precipitation

Question 10

Conservation

Answer 10

The careful use of the earth’s resources

Question 11

Solar power

Answer 11

A clean and safe way of producing power using the sun’s energy

Question 12

Limiting factors

Answer 12

Conditions that keep populations from increasing in size

Question 13

Exotic species

Answer 13

Species that are not native to an area

Question 14

Phototropism

Answer 14

The tendency of plants to grow towards the sun

Question 15

Population

Answer 15

Organisms of one species living together in a particular area (habitat)

SSS- Same Species, same time

Question 16

Community

Answer 16

Interacting populations living together in the same habitat

All different populations

Question 17

Habitat

Answer 17

The place an organism lives in a community

Question 18

Niche

Answer 18

The way a population finds three things to stay alive

1) food
2) living space
3) shelter

Question 19

Succession

Answer 19

The gradual change of a community over time. (Grass to bushes to pines to hardwoods)

Question 20

Pioneer species

Answer 20

The first plants to grow in an area. They create an area that helps other species to grow

Question 21

Renewable resource

Answer 21

Resources that can be replaced

Question 22

Non-renewable resources

Answer 22

Can’t be replaced (oil)

Question 23

Conservation

Answer 23

The wise and careful use of our resources

Question 24

Ecosystems

Answer 24

are all the living species in an are and the abiotic factors of that area

Question 25

Fire

Answer 25

The burning of brushes and small plants to tall trees

Question 26

What are three examples of human changes?

Answer 26

Deforestation, eutrophication, overpopulation

Question 27

What are four examples of natural changes?

Answer 27

Flood, fire, drought, and erosion

Question 28

Overpopulation

Answer 28

Too many people living in an area where the ecosystem can not hold

Leads to Urban Development/ urban sprawl in an area

Question 29

What are the five levels or environmental organization?

Answer 29

Organism, population, community, ecosystem, and biosphere

Question 30

Niche

Answer 30

The role of an organism within a community