Aquatic ecosystems Samenvattingen, Aantekeningen en Examens

Iowa Commercial Pesticide Applicators: Aquatic Pest Control (Category 5)C1: Describe the value of plants in aquatic ecosystems - correct answer They are primary producers in the aquatic food chain, produce oxygen, provide shelter & sites for spawning, can dampen the force of waves, use nutrients & improve water clarity, stabilize the bottom material C1: Identify specific problems caused by aquatic weeds - correct answer 1) Restriction of recreational activities, 2) foul taste & odor, 3) hinde...

APES Midterm Review Questions with solutions 2024 sustainability -ability of Earth's various systems, including human cultural systems and economies, to survive and adapt to changing environmental conditions indefinitely environmental science -interdisciplinary study that uses information from the physical sciences and social sciences to understand how the earth works, learn how humans interact with the earth, and develop solutions to environmental problems ecology -biological...

Iowa Aquatic Pesticide Applicator Chapter 1,2,7,8Plants in aquatic ecosystems - correct answer -they are primary producers in the aquatic food chain, converting basic chemical nutrients in the water and soil into plant matter, which becomes food for other life -provide shelter weed - correct answer -an undesirable, unattractive, and/or problematic plant growing where it is not wanted in such numbers as to interfere with the function of the water body Specific problems caused by weeds - ...

SSM 3301 Final Exam Study Guide 2024 with complete solution nutrients - Answer ️️ -Phosphorus, nitrogen and other constituents that promote plant and algal growth that if excessive can lead to lake degradation. temperature - Answer ️️ -This water quality factor is critical for many fish and other types of aquatic life. Warming may reduce or inhibit some fish from reproducing or thriving in a lake. habitat - Answer ️️ -The water or shoreline conditions need to be suitable for fi...

Ecology (1) - - interaction between organisms and their environment - typically describe the relationship between living organisms and their specific biome Ecology (2) - study of interactions that govern the distribution and abundance of organisms Ecology (3) - the scientific study of the interactions that determine the distribution and abundance of organisms 3 Important biological organizations - Ecosystems Communities Populations Environmental Science - focuses on human impacts ...

_____ is the use of all available tactics or strategies to manage pests so that acceptable control can be achieved. - Answer-IPM (integrated pest management) Why must weeds and woody plants be managed on rights-of-way? - Answer-For safety, access to facilities, decrease maintenance costs, reliability of service, and for other benefits like aesthetics, wildlife, and environmental protection True or False: The first component of an effective pest management program is pest identification. - ...

Bio Year 12 ATAR Exam Questions & Answers 2024/25 abiotic factors - ANSWERSNonliving components of environment. biotic factors - ANSWERSliving things Examples of abiotic factors - ANSWERSdirt, oxygen, water, light, radiation, temperature, humidity, ph., salinity, gasses and minerals of the soil/water examples of biotic factors - ANSWERSanimals and plants, decomposers, competitors for food course, resources and mates, predators, disease causing pathogens Viscosity - ANSWERSthe th...

Ecology - Answer The study of how living things interact with each other and their environment - Environments are changing more rapidly now than they have at any time in the past - Efforts to maintain human health and welfare depend on our ability to cope with these environmental changes - Most synthetic field in biology Primary goal of Ecology - Answer To understand the distribution and abundance of organisms 4 Main Levels of Ecology - Answer 1) Organisms 2) Populations 3) Commun...

Climate - ️️Determines the type of biome in a given area although individual ecosystems may vary due to many local abiotic and biotic factors Biomes - ️️A collection of ecosystems sharing similar climatic conditions Biosphere - ️️That part of the Earth inhabited by organisms. It extends from the upper part of the atmosphere down to the deepest parts of the oceans which support life. Aquatic biome - ️️Freshwater and marine: Freshwater: swamp forests, lakes and ponds, stre...

What is Ecology? - Answer-the study of the interaction between organisms and their environment. Ecology is the study of ecosystems. What does the study of urban ecosystem include? - Answer-humans living in cities and urbanizing landscapes What does the Ecology "in" the city focus on? - Answer-the terrestrial and aquatic patches within cities, suburbs, and exurbs as analogs of nonurban habitats. What does the Ecology "of" the city incorporate? - Answer-incorporates biological, social, a...