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Bio 152 Ecology Exam Questions With Correct Answers 2024 Natural History observing and describing organisms and their environment Applied Ecology adding human element to prior knowledge about ecosystems Dispersal the movement of organisms from one place to another Behavior the way an organism reacts to changes in its internal condition or external environment. Biotic Factors all the living organisms that inhabit an environment Abiotic Factors non-living components of environment. Lake S...

APES Unit 1 Exam Review (2023/2024) Graded A+ intraspecific competition between members of the same species interspecific competition between members of different species competitive exclusion 1 species is a stronger competitor than the other coexisting species species alter behaviors to minimize competition, altering their niche niche A species role in an ecosystem selective pressure when the environment pushes an individual or population to adapt or evolve parasitism One organism benefit...

BIO 182 Final Test Questions with Correct Answers Which of the following displays Batesian mimicry? -Different Heloconid butterfly species from the same area come to resemble each other. -A non poisonous king snake resembles a poisonous coral snake. -Wasps and yellow jackets (both dangerous) have the same coloring patterns. - Answer--A non poisonous king snake resembles a poisonous coral snake. Competition between members of the same species -Aspecific -Intraspecific -Interspecific ...

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...

ENWC 201 Exam 2 Questions Correct Answers 2024 New Update Before man 11,500 B.P. - Answer -giant animals, megafuana, land bridge between Alaska and Russia Pre-European Era - Answer -the clovis (hunter gatherers), overkill of megafuana, native americans (agriculture), columbus in 1492 Era of Abundance - Answer -Europeans show up to North America, abundance of wildlife & natural resoucres Era of Overexploitation - Answer -network of railroads and telegraphs, animals were becoming scar...

WGU C190 Intro to Biology (2022/2023) Rated A+ Abiotic Non-living, may be within or made by a living organism. Biotic Living. Matter is considered ______ if it was ever alive at some point in time Atom Smallest level. The basic unit of matter. Consists of a dense nucleus surrounded by electrons. Molecule Second level. A chemical structure consisting of at least two atoms held together by a chemical bond. Macromolecule Third level. Biologically important molecules that are technically polymer...

APES Unit 1 Test FRQ's, AP Environmental Science-Unit 1 QuizDescribe a biological process by which carbon is removed from the atmosphere and converted to organic molecules. - correct answer Photosynthesis- In Photosynthesis, plants take in CO2 from the atmosphere and convert it into glucose/complex carbohydrates. Describe a biological process by which carbon is converted from organic molecules to a gas and returned to the atmosphere. - correct answer A biological process in which carbon is c...

APES FRQFRQ 1 - (a) Describe TWO characteristics of invasive plants that help them outcompete native plants. - correct answer · Invasive species generally have a greater range of tolerance than native species . · Invasive species are often generalist species and are advantaged in habitats that are changing. FRQ 1 - (b) The research findings are summarized in the graph above. (i) Based on the data in the graph, identify the year in which the abundance of native plants versus invasive plant...

BSC 3052 Exam 1 Questions & Answers 2023/2024 Conservation biology - ANSWER-a multidisciplinary science concerned with detecting problem and evaluating solutions. crisis discipline - ANSWER-decisions need to made quickly and with limited information Henry David Thoreau - ANSWER-(romantic- transcendental conservation) -opposed materialism and abolitionism -lived in a cabin and wrote to walden about his experiences -his idea was to simplify -integrate nature and culture John Muir -...

4.1: Explain how the variety of species has generally increased over time. - Answer Variety of life has become more extensive because species adapted to all environments in the world- even extreme habitats. 4.2: Explain the negative impact that some human activities (give 3 examples) have on diversity of species. - Answer -Deforestation/loss of habitat leads to decrease in species richness -Whole ecosystems are affected when species rapidly decline -Leading to extinction or imbalance in...