Ecology Trivia

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In a freshwater aquarium, what beneficial bacteria process toxic ammonia into nitrite and then nitrate?

Answer: Nitrifying bacteria

Bonus fact: Biological filtration depends on nitrifying bacteria that help convert harmful nitrogen compounds.

What term describes the nitrogen-processing startup period needed to establish beneficial bacteria in a new aquarium?

Answer: Cycling

Bonus fact: Aquarium cycling establishes colonies of bacteria that convert ammonia and nitrite into less toxic nitrate.

Ecology is the study of relationships between organisms and what?

Answer: Their environment

Bonus fact: Ecology examines interactions among organisms and between organisms and their surroundings.

What term describes the role a species plays in its ecosystem?

Answer: Ecological niche

Bonus fact: A niche includes how a species uses resources, tolerates conditions, and interacts with other organisms.

What is the name for a species whose impact on an ecosystem is disproportionately large relative to its abundance?

Answer: Keystone species

Bonus fact: Removing a keystone species can cause major changes throughout an ecosystem.

Water in an estuary is often described as what because it is a mixture of fresh and salt water?

Answer: Brackish

Bonus fact: Brackish water has more salt than freshwater but less than seawater.

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