B2 Quiz // Flashcards

What do the arrows indicate on an energy flow diagram?

How can energy be lost at each trophic level?

Why isn't there normally a 4th or 5th degree consumer in a food chain?

Equation for Energy Efficiency?

Why can Pyramids of Biomass be hard to construct?

What do Pyramids of Biomass show?

What two elements are recycled?

What do animals compete for?

What do plants compete for?

What is "intraspecific"?

What is "interspecific"?

What is a parasite?

What's a mutualistic relationship?

What does adaptation increase?

List Polar Bear adaptations (4)

Describe what happens in "Counter - Current Heat Exchange."

What adaptations do cactuses have?

List adaptations camels have?

List predator adaptations

List adaptations prey have

What is synchronous breeding?

What are "extremophiles"?

What is a "specialist" organism?

What is a "generalist" organism?

What did Charles Darwin's natural selection theory propose?

What is a mutation in terms of natural selection?

What are the dangers of anti-biotics?

Why did Charle's Darwin's theory contribute to a lot of controversy?

What did Lamarck's evolutionary theory propose?

Why was Lamarck's theory rejected?

What is a "Carbon Footprint"?

What chemical was found to be responsible for Ozone Depletion?

List the impurities which cause acid rain:

What are the disadvantages of acid rain?

What is Global Warming?

What effect will Global Warming have on the Polar Bears?

What are "Indicator Species"?

What type of pollution do Linchen's allow use to determine?

What is water pollution caused by?

What indicator species are used for water pollution monitoring?

Define sustainable resource:

What can be set to ensure live stock is replaced?

What is a quotas?

What conserving mechanisms have been put in place to protect cod fish?

What factors can cause the extinction of a species?

How can endangered species be protected?

What is the dangers of a species with very little genetic variation?

Why do people believe in conservation programmes?

What has caused the whales to become endangered?

Whales are a valuable source dead or alive, why?

Who creates laws on whaling and distributes the quotas?

Why is it difficult to enforce the laws to protect whales?

List a few countries which don't agree with a ban on whaling. (3)

Why is "Binomial Naming" used?

List the ranks in further division.

List four arthropod classes.

Give an example of a mutualistic relationship.