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What is the primary reason prey need to breed successfully?
What is the primary reason prey need to breed successfully?
- To escape predators
- To compete for resources
- To prevent extinction (correct)
- To adapt to new environments
What defines intraspecific competition?
What defines intraspecific competition?
- Competition between members of different species
- Competition for the same mates
- Competition for resources in different environments
- Competition among individuals of the same species (correct)
Which factor increases the likelihood of survival during competition?
Which factor increases the likelihood of survival during competition?
- Being healthier and quicker (correct)
- Living in more crowded environments
- Having fewer offspring
- Being less adapted
What is the competitive exclusion principle?
What is the competitive exclusion principle?
How does competition shape the evolution of a species?
How does competition shape the evolution of a species?
What happens to less well-adapted individuals when resources are limited?
What happens to less well-adapted individuals when resources are limited?
Why is competition among the same species often intense?
Why is competition among the same species often intense?
Which strategy do predators commonly use to overpower their prey?
Which strategy do predators commonly use to overpower their prey?
What basic ecological concepts are emphasized in environmental quality engineering?
What basic ecological concepts are emphasized in environmental quality engineering?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of water and wastewater quality parameters?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of water and wastewater quality parameters?
What is a key factor in identifying sources of pollution in the environment?
What is a key factor in identifying sources of pollution in the environment?
Which type of diseases is associated with excreta?
Which type of diseases is associated with excreta?
How are excreta disposal systems classified?
How are excreta disposal systems classified?
What is one advantage of on-site sanitation systems?
What is one advantage of on-site sanitation systems?
Which of the following describes a significant process in managing solid waste?
Which of the following describes a significant process in managing solid waste?
What does the quote by John Muir imply in the context of environmental quality?
What does the quote by John Muir imply in the context of environmental quality?
What happens to the energy level as you move up the trophic levels from producers to top carnivores?
What happens to the energy level as you move up the trophic levels from producers to top carnivores?
Which of the following is an example of a chemical limiting factor?
Which of the following is an example of a chemical limiting factor?
What is a limiting factor?
What is a limiting factor?
Which group consists of the primary consumers in an ecological pyramid?
Which group consists of the primary consumers in an ecological pyramid?
How does the law of limiting factors relate to organism survival?
How does the law of limiting factors relate to organism survival?
What is true about the number of top carnivores in an ecological pyramid?
What is true about the number of top carnivores in an ecological pyramid?
What role does predation play in ecosystem interactions?
What role does predation play in ecosystem interactions?
What does the pyramid of numbers illustrate about ecological groups?
What does the pyramid of numbers illustrate about ecological groups?
Which of the following is considered a physical limiting factor?
Which of the following is considered a physical limiting factor?
Excess or absence of which factors can impact an organism's survival?
Excess or absence of which factors can impact an organism's survival?
What kind of pyramid results from a parasitic food chain?
What kind of pyramid results from a parasitic food chain?
What could potentially happen if a limiting resource is in too short supply?
What could potentially happen if a limiting resource is in too short supply?
What does the pyramid of biomass measure at each trophic level?
What does the pyramid of biomass measure at each trophic level?
In an upright pyramid of biomass, which ecosystem characteristic is reflected?
In an upright pyramid of biomass, which ecosystem characteristic is reflected?
Which of the following groups is a secondary consumer in the ecological pyramid?
Which of the following groups is a secondary consumer in the ecological pyramid?
What results when the pyramid of numbers is narrower at the top?
What results when the pyramid of numbers is narrower at the top?
Which statement describes the pyramid of numbers in grassland ecosystems?
Which statement describes the pyramid of numbers in grassland ecosystems?
Among the following organisms, which would be classified as a primary producer?
Among the following organisms, which would be classified as a primary producer?
What happens to energy as it moves through trophic levels in an ecosystem?
What happens to energy as it moves through trophic levels in an ecosystem?
Which principle explains that matter is neither created nor destroyed during physical or chemical changes?
Which principle explains that matter is neither created nor destroyed during physical or chemical changes?
What is the flow of energy through an ecosystem primarily conducted by?
What is the flow of energy through an ecosystem primarily conducted by?
According to the second law of thermodynamics, what happens to energy during transformations?
According to the second law of thermodynamics, what happens to energy during transformations?
Which law states that energy is neither created nor destroyed in physical or chemical changes?
Which law states that energy is neither created nor destroyed in physical or chemical changes?
What is the relationship between biotic and abiotic components in ecosystems?
What is the relationship between biotic and abiotic components in ecosystems?
How does energy keep an ecosystem functioning?
How does energy keep an ecosystem functioning?
Which of the following is a major law operating in ecosystems?
Which of the following is a major law operating in ecosystems?
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Study Notes
Course Overview
- Focus on Environmental Quality Engineering including ecological concepts and pollution.
- Knowledge of water quality and its characteristics, as well as water-related diseases.
- Examination of human excreta management systems and sanitation practices.
- Introduction to solid waste management principles and processes.
Environmental Concepts
- Ecosystem functions are guided by natural laws and the interaction between biotic (living) and abiotic (non-living) components.
- Energy flow in ecosystems happens through food chains, with a notable loss at each trophic level, exemplifying energy principles.
Energy Principles
- The Law of Conservation of Matter: Matter is neither created nor destroyed; it changes forms.
- The First Law of Thermodynamics: Energy changes form but is never created or destroyed.
- The Second Law of Thermodynamics indicates the direction of energy transformation and its quality.
Trophic Levels and Ecological Pyramids
- Trophic levels range from producers (e.g., trees) to top carnivores (e.g., lions, tigers).
- Pyramid of numbers shows the quantity of organisms at each trophic level.
- Upright and inverted pyramids represent biomass and energy distribution differently, with sharp declines in energy as levels ascend.
Limiting Factors
- Organism survival is heavily influenced by both chemical (e.g., carbon dioxide, nitrogen) and physical factors (e.g., temperature, light).
- Limiting factors can restrict population size and distribution, and their availability is crucial for organism success.
Organism Interactions
- Predation involves predators killing prey, requiring adaptation for survival in both parties.
- Competition occurs over shared resources, categorized as intraspecific (within species) or interspecific (between different species).
- The Competitive Exclusion Principle states that two species cannot occupy the same ecological niche simultaneously, leading to intense competition among similar species.
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