ecology test

Define:

1. Habitat

2. Niche

3. Predation

4. Competition

5. Mutualism

6. Parasitism

7. Commensalism

8. Amensalism

9. Schooling/flocking/herding

10. Migration

What type of growth occurs when an organism has unlimited resources?

What would happen to the food supply of this organism?

What two conditions would be necessary for an organism’s population to grow exponentially?

Explain carrying capacity

Explain what a predator and prey relationship would look like on a graph, if you were graphing population.

Explain the 10% Rule

Explain the different types of cooperation.

What are the main impacts to biodiversity caused by humans?

1. H

2. I

3. P

4. P

5. C

6. O

What are the four spheres that make up an ecosystem?

What roles do humans play in the carbon cycle?

Label the water cycle.

Label the trophic levels on the energy pyramid below. Explain how the organisms interact. (Who eats who?)