Bio 106 ecology - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

BIO 106 Final Exam Study Guide Thinking about the nutrient cycles learned in the Ecology lectures, what are the key nutrients? - ANS Carbon, Nitrogen, Phosphorous From which reservoir do plants obtain each these nutrients? Where/how do animals obtain these nutrients? - ANS Carbon - reservoir - fossil fuels, soils, sediments of aquatic ecosystems, oceans, plant and animal biomass, the atmosphere (photosynthesis) Nitrogen - reservoir - 78% atmosphere, soils and sedimen...

1. population composed of all individuals that belong to the same species and live in a given area at a particular time 2. community incorporates all of the populations of organisms within a given area 3. population ecolo- gy the study of factors that cause populations to increase or decrease 4. population size the total number of individuals within a defined area at a given time 5. population densi- ty 6. population distriu- tion the number of individuals per unit area (or v...

BIO 106: Ecology Lab Workshop 2

HESI Study Group Review all questions are answered correctly 1. Select the word or phrase that will identify the correct meaning of the underlined word. Progeny is a term used to describe a person’s A. creditors B. offspring C. hereditary disease D. health status 2. Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence, The proliferation of resistant bacteria has alarmed medical professionals. A. increase B. reduction C. strength D. appearance 3...