bio

Which of the following is not a biome?

Estuary

What is the difference between R vs. K selection

K selection has a low number of offspring and a long life span; R selection has a higher number of offspring and short life span.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a living organism?

Movement

Which of the following best describes a keystone species?

A species that greatly alters an ecosystem if removed.

The quality of energy decreases every time it is transferred between the trophic levels because it is in inefficient.

Competition

What is a niche?

The specific role an organism plays in an ecosystem.

Non-native species are introduced by:

Travel Settlement Use for landscaping/farming

The term that defines when a small population relocates to a new area is referred to as:

The founder effect

Which of the following terms includes all the others?

Biosphere: contains Ecosystem, Population, Biome