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FREE ECOLOGY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT APES
CHAPTER 4 EXAM QUESTIONS
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Question 1: **Climate Diagrams/ Climatographs**
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Show seasonal change in temp. & precip. ; Can help tell the story of a biome
Question 2: **Biomass**
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The collective mass of living matter in a given place at a given time
Question 3: **Symbiosis**
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A close physical association between species
Question 4: **Pollination**
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Only one free- living organism is required
Question 5: **Trophic Level**
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Level that shows a feeding hierarchy in a community
Question 6: Intraspecific Competition
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Between members of the same species
Question 7: **Introduced Species**
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A non- native species brought by people
Question 8: **Food Webs**
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Like a food chain but incorporate interlinking food chains; shows the energy flow of a community
Question 9: **Resistance**
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Communities that resist change & remain stable when faced with a disturbance
Question 10: **Decomposers**
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Break down non-living matter into smaller molecules
Question 11: **Deserts**
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DRY - > Less than **25cm** of rain per year ; soils = high mineral content and low organic matter content
Question 12: **Climax Community**
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Longer living species that take over from Pioneer Species ; Ex. Hardwood trees
Question 13: **Primary Consumers**
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Consume producers
Question 14: **Fundamental Niche**
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Full potential niche of a species
Question 15: **Biome**
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A regional complex of similar communities; typically characterized by dominant plant type
Question 16: Interspecific Competition
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Between members of a different species
Question 17: **Temperate Grasslands** (or prairies/ steppe)
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Dif. between winter & summer = more extreme, rainfall changes
Question 18: **Tropical Rainforests**
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dark, damp interiors, lush vegetation, highly diverse ; acidic soil, low in organic matter
Question 19: Temp. & Precipitation
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greatest influence over climate factors ; climate helps determine biomes
Question 20: **Temperate Rainforests**
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rich in rainfall, still found in mid-latitudes ; soils are fertile but susceptible to erosion if trees are cleared
Question 21: **Coevolution**
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Parasites & hosts adapt and counter- adapt to each other
Question 22: **No-Analog Communities**
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Mixtures of species that have not occurred on Earth before; due to human disturbance
Question 23: **Community**
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assemblage of populations living in the same area at the same time
Question 24: **Detritivores**
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SCAVENGE waste & dead bodies
Question 25: **Mutualism**
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Relationship where two or more species benefit each other
Question 26: Realized Niche
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Indv. that plays only part of its role due to competition or other interactions
Question 27: **Pathogens**
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Parasites that cause disease
Question 28: **Keystone Species**
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Have a great impact & are incredibly important
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