!!!! Bio FINAL !!!!

How does an increase on atmospheric greenhouse gases increase global temperatures

By preventing some of the heat from escaping the planet's surface

Which of the following is a dominant greenhouse gas that leads to global warming

CO2

Of the biomes listed which is best adapted to seasonal fires

Chaparral

A .... Is a scientist who studies the natural behavior of animals

Ethnologist

What is the name of the teroretical maximum rate of population growth

Exponential

Oh dear that gets its energy from eating plants is a

Herbivore

Greater numbers of species are not going extinct faster than ever before. What is causing this current mass extinction

Human activities

A strong association learned during a sensitive. Very early in an animal's development is

Imprinting

The use of multiple forms of pest control including biological, chemical, and planting of pest-resistant to set crops is a strategy called

Integrated pest management

which of the following species if removed from the community could cause the collapse of the entire community?

Keystone species

In adaptive change and behavior that result from experience is called

Learned behavior

An ecosystem is a collection of all the........ In a given area

Living and nonliving things

which growth model would you expect to see in a stable population?

Logistic

Which of the following is a disadvantage of an animal living in groups

Lower efficiency in finding food

The tendency of toxins to accumulate in top predators is called biological

Magnification

Predation is similar to_______ in that both types of relationship benefit one of the interacting species while harming the other

Parasitism

Chemicals produced by an individual that influences the behavior of members of the same species

Pheromones

A wolf eats a rabbit that eats craft. The grass is a

Producer

Phytoplankton Is an example of

Producer

A Byam characterized by warm, fairly dry climate that primarily contains grasses with scattered isolated trees is

Savanna

If a bird eats an insect that ate a plant leave, the bird is

Secondary consumer

All ecosystems need energy. What is the original source of most of the energy that powers earths ecosystem

Solar energy

Defense of an area that contains important resources necessary for survival is termed

Territoriality

The concepts that no two species can occupy the same ecological niche simultaneously and continuously is called

The competitive exclusion principle

Ecology is best defined as the study of

The interaction between organisms and their environment

Terrestrial biomes are defined in a large part by.......

The plants that live there

Which category describes a species that is not currently at risk of extinction, but could be at risk of extension in the near future

Threatened species

A child learns which food taste good or bad through

Trial and error learning

After eating at a restaurant in town, you develop a mild case of food poisoning. Consequently, you never go back to the restaurant again. This is an example of

Trial and error learning

two cats getting ready to fight puff up their fur to make themselves look larger. this is an example of....

aggressive

which of the following is not an example of an abiotic actor?

bacteria

failure to respond to harmless, repetitive stimulation is an example of

habituation

Environmentalism is

A collection of citizens and scientist working together to support research and reserve biodiversity

At what level is biodiversity studied

All of the answers listed are correct

Honeybees will sting a bear that is robbing the hive even though the bees will die after they sting the bear. This is an example of

Altruism

All living things need carbon. how does carbon enter the living portion of an ecosystem?

Atomospheric CO2 taken in by photosynthesis

A ......... is a relatively small area with an unusual high concentration of species that are not found anywhere else, including many species at risk of extinction.

Biodiversity hotspot

Using sunflower plants to naturally remove heavy toxins from contaminated soil's is an example of

Bioremediation

A sudden natural catastrophe resulting in massive die-off of organisms would be categorized as a density....

independent

A hungry infant touched on the side of her mouth will turn her head and attempt to suckle. this behavior is...

instinctive

Innate behavior is

instinctive

The Asian kudzu bug (Megacopta cribaria) arrived in Atlanta in 2009 and is quickly spreading across the South. In addition to eating kudzu, it also eats soybeans and can decimate entire crops. The kudzu bug is a type of ________ species.

invasive

Why is an estuary considered an intermediate biome?

it is the transition zone between freshwater and saltwater biomes

bird rhino relationship bird tick relationship tick rhino

mutualism predator- prey parasitism

If you teach your dog to sit by giving him a treat for every correct response, this is an example of:

operant conditioning

the build u of soil on a bare rock by decomposition of early colonizers is characteristic of ....... succession

primary

species diversity is highest when....

species richness is high and relative abundance is evenly distributed

The responsible management (use and conservation) of the earth's resources indefinitely using science driven policies and practices is called

sustainable development