ap environmental test unit 2

generalist species

Species with a broad ecological niche. They can live in many different places, eat a variety of foods, and tolerate a wide range of environmental conditions. Examples are flies, cockroaches, mice, rats, and human beings. Compare specialist species.

Which of the following economic consequences to a provisioning ecosystem service will most likely result from increased global warming?

The collapse of local fisheries, because of the damage to coral reefs from ocean acidification

Which of the following ecosystem services is categorized as regulating?

Pollination, decomposition, and water purification

What are provisioning services?

raw materials (food, fuel, fiber, medicine, genetic resources)

Specialist species

can thrive only in a narrow range of environmental conditions or has a limited diet.

epiningentic change

changes in gene expression

Which of the following is an example of an ecosystem service that would provide protection from a hurricane storm surge?

intact coastal wetlands

catagories of ecosystem services

regulating, provisioning, cultural, supporting

what is a population bottleneck?

something happens that drastically reduces the size of a population

theory of island biogeography

a theory that demonstrates the dual importance of habitat size and distance in determining species richness

what are cultural ecosystem services?

aesthetic inspiration, cultural identity, sense of home, and spiritual experience related to the natural environment.

what are supporting ecosystem services?

biomass production, production of atmospheric oxygen, soil formation and retention, nutrient cycling, water cycling, and provisioning of habitat.