Ecology Flashcard

Front

What is the main reason scientists believe that trapping and egg removal of cowbirds is not effective on a large scale?

Back

It is not cost effective or successful on a large scale.

Front

What is an example of intraspecific competition?

Back

Avocets competing for aquatic insects.

Front

What is competition in ecological terms?

Back

When neither organism benefits from the interaction.

Front

How many products come from trees?

Back

About 5,000.

Front

What change in lifestyle did cowbirds undergo after the bison were wiped out?

Back

They adapted to a more sedentary lifestyle.

Front

What is ecology?

Back

The study of interactions between organisms and their environment.

Front

Define intraspecific competition.

Back

Competition among individuals of the same species.

Front

What is interspecific competition?

Back

Competition between individuals of different species.

Front

What role do trees play in an ecosystem?

Back

They provide habitat, oxygen, and resources for various organisms.

Front

What is a keystone species?

Back

A species that has a disproportionately large effect on its environment relative to its abundance.