APES Ch.3-5 ECOLOGY FLASHCARDIZZ

Front

What is the process of plants losing water through their leaves called?

Back

Transpiration

Front

What happens to the coyote population as the wolf population increases in Yellowstone?

Back

The coyote population decreases.

Front

What kind of ecosystem service is provided by a black walnut tree producing walnuts for consumption?

Back

Provisional service.

Front

What is the phenomenon by which toxins concentrate in organisms at higher trophic levels within an ecosystem?

Back

Biomagnification.

Front

Can plants and animals use nitrogen directly from the air?

Back

No, they cannot.

Front

What is the term for the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem?

Back

Biodiversity.

Front

What is the role of producers in an ecosystem?

Back

Producers convert solar energy into chemical energy through photosynthesis.

Front

What is the term for the maximum population size that an environment can sustain?

Back

Carrying capacity.

Front

What is the process by which nitrogen is converted into ammonia by bacteria in the soil?

Back

Nitrogen fixation.

Front

What is the term for the relationship between two species where one benefits and the other is harmed?

Back

Parasitism.