STUDY TERMS FOR EXAM #3 BIO-102-001 Spring 2010(Gleeson) This is a list of terms I will assume you understand, by “understand” I mean understand what they are in terms of the lecture material (e.g., that methane is a greenhouse gas thought to be present in early atmosphere as well as now, NOT what its chemical formula is, etc. since that was not discussed). This list may be helpful in gauging the level of detail I am expecting you master. I’ve found that much of the material is embodied in a list of terms, since the terms exist in order to refer to the underlying concepts. This approach can help you focus in on the material that you don’t already know – the key to improving your performance most with the least effort. Note that Bionews terms are NOT included on this list (but will be on the exam). BIODIVERSITY - Current Diversity Kingdom, Prokaryote, Eukaryote, Protist, Plant, Fungi, Animals Advanced, primitive Nucleus, organelle, flagella, DNA, gene Respiration, photosynthesis, autotroph, chemoautotroph, photoautotroph Heterotroph, anerobic, aerobic, bacteria, cyanobacteria Nitrogen fixation, decomposer, pathogen, Archaea, chlorophyll Mitochondria, chloroplast, meiosis, mitosis, endosymbiosis Algae, seaweed, holdfast, life cycle, haploid, diploid, gamete, zygote Locus, allele, recombination, outcrossing, chromosome Moss, fern, tree fern, coal age, gymnosperm, conifer, cycad, angiosperm Yeast, mushroom, mycorrhizae, symbiont, lichen Whale, sequoia, aspen, honey mushroom Body plan, invertebrate, marine, herbivore, carnivore, parasite Coral, reef, zooxanthellae, Arthropod, trilobite, octopus, compound eye, lens, inverted retina, convergent evolution, blind spot vertebrate, sociality BIODIVERSITY - Ecology Reef building coral, endosymbiotic, clonal, calcium carbonate, barrier reef, atoll Mangrove, converge, air roots, rocky intertidal, zonation, salt marsh, estuary Hydrologic cycle, weathering, sodium chloride, ocean current, Dead Sea Ecology, organism, population, community, ecosystem, biosphere Levels of organization, biome, life zone Biodiversity (genetic, species, functional, habitat diversities) Range, population growth, exponential, carrying capacity, agonistic, density dependent/independent, viability, invasive, yield, harvest, metapopulation, source, sink Sociality, conspecific, dominance hierarchy, eusociality, caste Niche, ecological space, niche dimension/axis/overlap, MacArthur’s warblers, competition, coexist Predation, parasitism, mutualism, commensalism, Mycorrhizae, nitrogen fixer, carbohydrate, nectar, pollen, free market economy Food web, trophic structure Herbivory, carnivory, omnivory, detritivory, photosynthesis Producer, consumer, decomposer, nutrients Primary, secondary, tertiary Dynamic equilibrium, aquatic, terrestrial Essential elements, N, P, K Mg, Ca. chlorophyll Reservoir, recycle, organic matter, OM, detritus, soil, DOM, sediment Phosphorus cycle, Nitrogen cycle, denitrification Carbon cycle, water cycle Energy pyramid, ecological efficiency, food quality, toxin Primary productivity, GPP, NPP, respiration, kcal HUMANS Prosimian, primate, monkey, ape, chimpanzee, orangutan, gibbon, gorilla, Linnaeus, genera, Homo, Jane Goodall Hominan, bipedal locomotion, precision grip, dimorphism Cetacea, camel, horse, adaptive opportunity/innovation Australopithecus, Homo erectus, Homo floresiensis, dwarfism, Homo neanderthalensis Homo sapiens, hunter-gatherer, omnivory, pastoralism, slash & burn, agriculture Ecological footprint, urban sprawl, rangeland, fisheries, deforestation, weathered soil, erosion Mining, acidity, heavy metals, fossil fuels Overharvesting, renewable, bushmeat, maximum sustainable yield, mean trophic level Short rotation forestry, fragmentation, invasive species, loosestrife, fire ant Pollutions, bioaccumulate, biomagnify, DDT Eutrophication, algal bloom, anaerobic, methane, Nitrous oxide Antarctic sheet, Kilamanjaro, American Beech