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Ecology Study Guide Chapter 51 Animal behavior is anything to do with animals and they way they function and reproduce. Proximate cause is the immediate trigger for a behavior. For example, if a zebra is drinking at a water hole, and all of a sudden it hears another zebra nearby make an alarm call, it may stop drinking immediately and start running away instead. The proximate cause of the zebra running away would be the alarm call. But the ultimate cause, or real reason why the zebra is running is survival. It is running away because it wants to survive. The alarm call is not the source of danger, but the alarm call alerts the zebra that danger, such as a lion, may be nearby and the lion can threaten the zebra's chance to survive.

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APES- Chapter 1 Chapter Summary Key Theories in Environmental Sciences Case Study: Shrimp, Mangroves, and Pickup Trucks ? This case study highlights the plight of a small farmer in Thailand in the shrimp farming business. He makes his living by carving out small ponds among the mangrove forests, destroying a habitat valuable for its support of coastal fisheries in the process. The small farms are not managed in a sustainable manner and when the water in the pond is so polluted with waste that it is no longer productive the farmer has to move on and carve out new ponds. One half of the world?s mangroves have been destroyed. This chapter discusses the connections between people and nature, emphasizes the global scope of environmental problems, the

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Chapter 1 Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability Living in an Exponential Age Human population growth: J-shaped curve Exponential Growth plays a key role in 5 important and interconnected environmental issues Population growth Resource use and waste Poverty Loss of biodiversity Global climate change Biodiversity includes: Genetic variation within a species Variety of species in an area Variety of habitat types within a landscape What is Environmental Science? The goals of environmental science are to learn: how nature works. how the environment effects us. how we effect the environment. how we can live more sustainably without degrading our life-support system. Sustainability: The Integrative Theme

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Biological Diversity, Animal Behavior & Endangered Species Study Guide 1. What is biodiversity? What is the underlying cause of biodiversity? Biodiversity is a variety of different species in a specific area. The major cause for lowering biodiversity is the loss of habitat due to human kind activities. 2. Biological diversity involves the following concepts. Explain each: Genetic diversity ? variety of genes in a species to allow for it to have an reproductive advantage Habitat/ecosystem diversity- large area with different biomes for organisms to thrive in. Species diversity- number of different species and their abundance.

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Chapter 4 Evolution and Biodiversity Summary 1. Life emerged on the earth through two phases of development: a chemical evolution of the organic molecules, biopolymers, and systems of chemical reactions to form the first cells and the biological evolution from single-celled prokaryotic bacteria to single-celled eukaryotic creatures, and then to multicellular organisms. 2. Evolution is the change in a population?s genetic makeup over time. Evolution forces adaptations to changes in environmental conditions in a population. The diversity of life on earth reflects the wide variety of adaptations necessary and suggests that environmental conditions have varied widely over the life of the earth.

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Chapter 4 adaptation, or adaptive trait any heritable trait that enables an individual organism to survive through natural selection and to reproduce more than other individuals under prevailing environmental conditions. background extinction Throughout most of history, species have disappeared at a low rate, called background extinction. biological diversity, or biodiversity the variety of the earth?s species, the genes they contain, the ecosystems in which they live, and the ecosystem processes such as energy flow and nutrient cycling that sustain all life. biological evolution the process whereby earth?s life changes over time through changes in the genes of populations. differential reproduction

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Christian Boujaoude August 13, 2014 Period 10 AP Environmental Science Chapter 1: Studying the State of Our Earth I. The Mysterious Neuse River Fish Killer A. Pfiesteria 1. Emits a potent toxin that quickly kills fish 2. Could have up to 24 life stages a. Carnivorous stage b. Free floating amoeba c. Protective casing and able to remain dormant 3. The discovery of Pfiesteria in North Carolina Rivers created panic among the areas recreation and fishing industries 4. Many investigators were very skeptical and even thought that Pfiesteria didn?t produce toxins at all 5. Pfiesteria shows that releasing waste material into a river can affect the environment in complex and unexpected ways 6. Also displays how controversial how environmental science can be

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Biodiversity Biodiversity is the variety of life on earth and the essential interdependence of all living things Scientists have identified more often than 1.4 million species. Millions remain unknown. Indicators Species Indicator species serve as early warning of damage to a community Birds and butterflies are migratory and are excellent indicators of the environment Amphibians are vanishing rapidly Global climate change Dehydration weakens amphibians Intro of non-native predatory fish into aquatic habitats Pollution Consume insects that have pollutants Keystone Species A keystone species holds a community together Lacey Act One of the earliest laws in the US to control the trade of wildlife (JUST US LAW) Endangered Species Act Protects endangered species

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Chapter 12 Sustaining Biodiversity: The Species Approach Core Case Study: The Passenger Pigeon - Gone Forever Once the most numerous bird on earth. In 1858, Passenger Pigeon hunting became a big business. By 1900 they became extinct from over-harvest and habitat loss. Figure 11-1 SPECIES EXTINCTION Species can become extinct: Locally: A species is no longer found in an area it once inhabited but is still found elsewhere in the world. Ecologically: Occurs when so few members of a species are left they no longer play its ecological role. Globally (biologically): Species is no longer found on the earth. Global Extinction Some animals have become prematurely extinct because of human activities. Figure 11-2 Endangered and Threatened Species: Ecological Smoke Alarms

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