CHAPTER 19 OUTLINE
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CHAPTER 19 OUTLINE. What is a community? 1. assemblage of populations 2. different species What are the two components of community diversity? 1. species richness 2. species evenness Food chain or food web? 1. trophic structure
CHAPTER 19 OUTLINE
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CHAPTER 19 OUTLINE • What is a community?1. assemblage of populations2. different species • What are the two components of community diversity?1. species richness2. species evenness • Food chain or food web?1. trophic structure • What does interspecific refer to? intraspecific?1. between species2. within species • Why do species compete? over what?1. limited resources2. food, water, habitat, mates • What is a niche? What does the competitive exclusion principle say?1. all the resources a species requires or can use2. two species cannot coexist if their niches are identical
How is a predator different from a parasite?1. kill versus feed • What are passive defenses? active defenses?1. hiding2. escaping or defending • What is mutualism?1. symbiotic, mutually beneficial • What is succession?1. disturbance response2. stability, change • What is trophic structure?1. food webs, energy flow • Which chemicals cycle through an ecosystem?1. carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus • What are biomes?1. terrestrial, aquatic, marine ecosystems2. cover a large geographic area
HUMAN IMPACT • What is the #1 cause of species extinction? #2?1. habitat destruction2. introduced species • What is global warming? what causes it?1. greenhouse effect, rapid warming2. greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide • What impact does too much nitrogen/phosphate have in an ecosystem?1. causes an algal bloom2. kills aquatic/marine ecosystem3. too much of a good thing • What is the water cycle?1. clouds2. rain3. groundwater4. trees, transpiration
What is biological magnification? 1. toxic concentration up a food chain • What damaged the ozone layer? how?1. CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons)2. refrigeration, aerosols • Why are current species extinctions of concern?1. faster rate than in the past • What is the #3 cause of species extinction? why do we need biodiversity?1. overexploitation2. food, clothing, medicine • What is conservation biology?1. goal-oriented science that seeks and implements solutions • What are hot spots? endemics?1. areas of very high-quality habitat2. species that occur only in one place • What is sustainable development?1. balancing ecology and economy, needs of man and nature