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Ecology and Conservation

That was rude, you do not come to a gentleman's house and touch his goose.
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Taxonomic ranks in order
Domain kingdom phylum class order family genus species
Photoheterotroph definition
Get their energy from light and carbon from organic compounds
Photoautotroph definition
Get their energy and carbon and energy from light
True or False? Protists can be found in the rumen
True
What is an amoeba?
Unicellular organism that can alter its shape
In how many directions is genetic material transferred during conjugation in protists?
2
In how many directions is genetic material transferred during conjugation in bacteria?
1
What are microalgae?
Autotrophic protists
What are protozoa?
Phagotrophic protists
3 groups of protozoa = Amoeboid, Ciliated and?
Flagellated
3 groups of seaweed
Red brown green
Are seaweeds multicellular or unicellular algae?
Multicellular
Haptophytes have a haptomena between their 2 flagella, what is its purpose?
Traps bacteria and collects microbes
Are haptophytes marine or terrestrial?
Marine
What makes up the cell wall in bacteria?
Peptidoglycan
What makes up the cell wall in archaea?
Polysaccharides
What is Ex-situ conservation?
Conservation of a species outside its natural habitat
What is In-situ conservation?
Conservation of a species inside of its natural habitat
What is a flagship species?
A species used as an ambassador for a habitat
What is a keystone species?
Plays a crucial role in an ecosystem
What is natural capital?
Stock of natural assets in the world
What veterinary medicine caused a population crash in 3 species of vulture in 1990?
Diclofenac
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What animal did these vultures help to control?
Feral dogs
Pesticide that causes eggshell thinning in birds?
DTT
What are Neonicotinoids made of?
Synthetic nicotine
4 categories of ecosystem services
Supporting Provisioning Regulating Cultural
Degazettement meaning
Removal of a protected areas protected status
3 Domains of life
Eukarya bacteria archaea
Who recovered the Mauritius Kestrel population
Carl Jones
Process of naming an organism using its species and genus (e.g. Panthera tigris)
Binomial Nomenclature
True or False? A virus is an obligate intracellular parasite
True
What is the definition of the above?
Can't reproduce outside of a living cell
True or False? Viral genomes can consist of both DNA and RNA
False
Name the multiplication cycle in viruses that results in the hosts death
Lytic cycle
Name the one that does not result in the hosts death
Lysogenic cycle
Unicellular organisms
Prokaryotes
Multicellular organisms
Eukaryotes
What makes a bacteria gram positive?
Simple cell wall with lots of peptidoglycan
What makes a bacteria gram negative?
Less peptidoglycan and outer membrane that can be toxic
3 Archaea course groups
Methanogens Halophiles Thermophiles
True or False? Archaea are sensitive to antibiotics
False
Chemoautotroph definition
Get energy from organic compounds but create their own carbon from CO2
Chemoheterotroph definition
Get their energy and carbon from organic compounds
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