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Natural Event Geological or atmospheric processes involving the release of energy and has nothing to do with people. Geological is due to the hot interior of the Earth and can be expressed as volcanoes. Atmospheric type of energy is the product of solar energy which can be expressed as tornadoes. Characteristics of a Natural Disaster (5) geological, atmospheric, magnitude, frequency, duration, areal extent Recurrence interval time between same sized events (150 years) frequency 1/recurrenc...

Organism - Answer-A living thing Population - Answer-A group of interbreeding organisms coexisting together (limited by time and location) Natural boundary - Answer-Mountains, rivers, oceans, etc Artificial boundary - Answer-mowed grass, man-made structures Community - Answer-different species within an area and the interactions within and among these species Heterospecifics - Answer-members of different species Ecosystem - Answer-All the biotic components in an area with the abiotic com...

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Main questions of course - 1. How do humans alter earth 2. how do human alterations affect the biosphere 3. What can be done to alleviate human alterations of the biosphere Greatest ecological impacts of humans(most to least) - 1. Nitrogen fixation 2. Water use 3. Land transformation 4. CO2 concentration rise 5. Ocean acidification 6. Bird extinction 7. Plant invasion Planetary Boundaries - Limits between which global systems must operate to prevent abrupt and irreversible environment...

What is the origin of the Earth? - Answer-Formed out of a solar nebula What are the origins of Life? - Answer-Archaea - the oldest origin of life on Earth What is kinetic energy? - Answer-The energy of motion What is heat energy? - Answer-Energy created by particles of matter rubbing together What is density? - Answer-A measurement of the amount of matter in a given volume of something. (mass per unit volume) What is convection? - Answer-Transfer of heat through currents caused by differen...

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Test bank for Ecology: The Economy of Nature 9e 9th Edition by Rick Relyea. ISBN-13: 5542 Full Chapters test bank included Chapter 1 An Introduction to Ecology 1.1 Ecological Systems Exist in A Hierarchy of Organization Individuals Populations Communities Ecosystems The Landscape The Biosphere 1.2 Physical and Biological Principles Govern Ecological Systems Conservation of Matter and Energy Dynamic Steady States Evolution 1.3 Different Organisms Play Diverse Roles in Ecological...

Primavera Biology B Unit 5: Ecology Questions and Answers 100% Pass CHECKPOINT 22 Which describes symbiosis? Two organisms belonging to different species live closely together and have specific interactions. What is the most specific ecological level? an organism A tick feeding off the blood of a dog is an example of which type of relationship? parasitism In which of the following situations would primary succession occur? on an island just formed by a volcano Which of the following descr...

CHAPTER 3—ECOSYSTEMS: WHAT ARE THEY AND HOW DO THEY WORK? MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Scientists estimate that tropical rain forests contain up to half of the earth’s land plants and animal species. What percentage of the world’s land surface do tropical rain forests cover? a. 2 b. 4 c. 8 d. 10 e. 12 ANS: A PTS: 1 TOP: 3-0 Core Case Study: Tropical Rain Forests Are Disappearing KEY: Bloom's: Remember NOT: New 2. The disappearance of the tropical rain forests is an import...

What is meant by a store and a flow? - A store is where water is held for varying amounts of 'residence' time. A flow is the movement of water between stores Identify the three largest stores in size order - 1. The oceans 2. Icecaps and glaciers 3. Groundwater Which two water stores are non-renewable, and why? - 1. Fossil water: old, deep groundwater from former wetter periods 2. Losses from the cryosphere: melting of ice as a result of global warming Distinguish between blue and green...