Ecology 0.0 / 5 ? BiologyEcologyNational 5SQA Created by: CJohnstone2001Created on: 11-12-19 16:38 Ecology Domain (10) Abiotic Biotic No descendents dep on? Fitness Ecotype Speciation occ when? 2 types^^? Mass extinction; what and 2 causes? Explos adapt radiation? Convergent evo? 1 of 18 Conditions (12) pH and temp Toxicity Niche determined by? Fundamental? Realised? Calc physio time Temp regulation Cold Hot Arctic and tundra Behavioural fever? Global patterns biodi? 2 of 18 Resources (17) What req? Plants need? Comp for light cause by? Plants open stomata Desert Long lived HIgh Co2 means? Saprophytes eat? Generalist? Specialist? Coevo example? Aposematic colour is? Mimicry? 2 types 3 of 18 Comp (12) 2 types? Inter types (2)? Niche partitioning? Env factors eff? Spec distribution due to? Comp leads to? Community? Carry capacity? B>D? 4 of 18 Predation (7) Exploitive? Parasite? Foraging efficiency? Refuges do what? Refuges response? Pred response to increased prey density? S>H? 5 of 18 Para (3) What do they do to host? Example? Stages? 6 of 18 Life and Death (12) N now calc? 2 characteristics populations? Measuring density? Est pop size? Problem? Dispersion x3 types Life history How indi and spec vary? Reproductive episodes x 2 7 of 18 Primary prod (15) Biomass? Primary prod? Net prim prod? Assimmilation? Meas prod? Downflow has inc co2 why? Inc temp does what? Leaf area index calc? Glob vege index? No levels supported in chain limited why? Energy from prod to pri consumer is inefficient why? Limited consumption why? (2) 8 of 18 Life History (6) Annual species? Survivorship curve (what plotted)? 3 types response Long lived org Iteroparity occ when? Why is delaying age of 1st reprod ep favoured? 9 of 18 Pop growth (6) Expand due to? Needed for rapid growth? R is what? R>0? R influenced by? Carry capacity? 10 of 18 Complexity (9) Resilience is? Resistance is? Measuring? Stab does what with complexity? Resilience does what? Ruderal is what? Stress tolerant is what? Ponds have? Complexity lower where? 11 of 18 Trophic cascades (6) Defense mech reason? Inducible e.g.? Why inducible? Biomanip involves? Increased vegetation means? Nutrients determine? 12 of 18 Spat and Temp (13) Dispersal influenced by? Stress? Disturbance? Facillitation is? Succession is? Primary succession? Secondary? Clementsian is? Gleasonian is? Old field; 4 stages? 13 of 18 Behavioural Ecology (12) Foraging? Social behaviours determine? 3 types? Mating behaviour is related to what? Courtship allows? Lekking spec? Altruism? Reciprocal? Inclusive fitness? 14 of 18 Disturbance (7) Unpredictable, e.g.? Components? Intensity calc? High levels? Without it? Consequences? Inc patch no? 15 of 18 Global Patterns (7) Spec - area equation? Biodiv hotspot? Area important? Immi has what lev on large islands? Extinc has what lev? Tropical climate? More spec where? 16 of 18 Forest Ecology (12) Stands? Patches inf by soil? Crown expansion? Horizontal structure is? Uses? High complexity means? Trees class by light req (2)? Ecosystem functions (3)? Neutral theory is? 17 of 18 Applied ecology (11) Humans cause? Increased fire means? Landscape structure is? Influences? Clim change important? Ecotone? Spec involved? Meta pop? Pop density decreases with? Emmi>Immi? Phenology is? 18 of 18
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