Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Ecology Study Guide Answers



  1. Fruit Bat and Fruit Tree (bat gets food, fruit tree gets its seeds dispersed); Buffalo and Birds (Birds do not need to hunt for food, buffalo is freed of insects); Sea Anemone and Clownfish (Sea Anemone uses Clownfish as a bait; Clownfish gets protection)
  2. Human and Eyelash Mite (Eyelash mites get food, Humans do not get hurt and do not benefit); Whale and Barnacles (Barnacles get access to more food; whale gets nothing but is not harmed); Sea Cucumber and Pearlfish (Pearlfish gets shelter; Sea Cucmber gets nothing but is not harmed)
  3. Parasitism - One animal is harmed the other benefits; In predator and prey, one animal DIES as food for the predator
  4. Primary - begins on rock (lichens make soil from the rock); Secondary - starts on rock
  5. Exponential Growth 
  6. humans have been using "ancient" sun. Fossil fuels are used to create more energy -> more food -> more growth.
  7. Carbon Cycle
  8. Bacteria
  9. coal, gas, oil,