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