Module 7 Ecology Review

Front

What type of growth occurs when a population is not limited by external factors?

Back

Exponential growth

Front

Which of the following is NOT a part of the phosphorus cycle?

Back

Atmospheric phosphate

Front

What type of ecological succession occurs on previously uninhabited land?

Back

Primary succession

Front

Which organelle is responsible for storing water in plant cells?

Back

Vacuole

Front

What is the term for when organisms move out of a population?

Back

Emigration

Front

What is carrying capacity in an ecosystem?

Back

The maximum population size that an environment can sustain indefinitely.

Front

Define logistic growth in population ecology.

Back

A growth pattern where population growth slows as it approaches carrying capacity.

Front

What role do decomposers play in an ecosystem?

Back

They break down dead organic matter, recycling nutrients back into the soil.

Front

What is the difference between immigration and emigration?

Back

Immigration is the movement of organisms into a population, while emigration is the movement out.

Front

What is a food chain?

Back

A linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass as one organism eats another.