Bioee 1610 prelim 1 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Acidophiles - grow at extreme acid pH Adiabetic cooling - the cooling effect of reduced pressure on air as it rises higher in the atmosphere and expand adiabetic warming - Drying allopatric speciation - The formation of new species in populations that are geographically isolated from one another Angle of sunlight is the hottest at... - 90 degrees As the size of. A cell increases the surface to volume ratio... - Decreases Assertions of natural selection - Variation is heritable, there is ...

Hierarchical scales of ecology - ANSWER ☑☑Organism, population, community, ecosytem, biosphere Populations - ANSWER ☑☑groups of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area Communities - ANSWER ☑☑different populations that live together in a defined area Ecosystems - ANSWER ☑☑All the living and non-living things that interect in an area Biospehere - ANSWER ☑☑the part of Earth where life exists p value for statistical significance? ...

Acclimatization - Short-term, reversible adjustment to lessen the effect of an environmental change and associated stress. Can be physiological, morphological, or behavioral Adaptation - Any heritable trait (genetic) that enhances the survival and reproduction of an organism under a given set of environmental conditions. Can be physiological, morphological, or behavioral Aquatic Biological Zones - Precipitation is less important and temperatures fluctuate much less seasonally. Not based on...

BIOEE 1610 Prelim 1 Exam Questions and answers () Hierarchical scales of ecology - Organism, population, community, ecosytem, biosphere Populations - groups of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area Communities - different populations that live together in a defined area Ecosystems - All the living and non-living things that interect in an area Biospehere - the part of Earth where life exists p value for statistical significance? - p<0.05 Who derived ...

BioEE 1610 Prelim 1 Exam Questions and answers () Ecology - The scientific study of the distribution, abundance, and interactions among organisms, and the relationships between organisms and the transformation and flux of energy and matter. Basically the study of interactions between organisms and their environment Physiological Ecology - Ecology of the individual and the abiotic environment. Emphasis on acquisition and utilization of water, nutrients, and energy Population Ecology - E...