Ecology test

5 important questions on Ecology test

What is the basic level of an aquatic food chain>

Primary producers (algae / plants)

Why is the biomass of higher trophic levels always lower than of lower trophic levels?

Because energy transfer between trophic levels (animals eating each other) is always less than 100% -> around 10%

For what are fish used as indicators for ecological water quality important?

For monitoring (following developments in time) and for classification (distinguishing between waterbodies)
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What are advantages and disadvantages of using fish as indicators for ecological water quality?

Advantages:
  • present in most aquatic systems
  • easy to identify
  • information available on environmental responses
  • clear response to stress
  • long term effects (fish live long)


Disadvantages:
  • selectivity of sampling gear
  • sampling bias due to mobility
  • sampling takes effort
  • tolerance to disturbance
  • relatively late indication of water quality changes

What is the main difference between the river continuum concept (TCC) and the flood pulse concept (FPC) in terms of the spatial dimensions of the river?

While the TCC focuses on the longitudinal direction of the river, the flood pulse concept (FPC) focuses on ecological processes in the later direction of the river, especially on the interaction of the river with its floodplans

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