BIOL 3500- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 69 pages long!)
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Biogeography the study of the geographical distribution of organisms, their habitats, and the historical and biological factors which produced them. It incorporates many fields such as, genetics, geography, ecology. Subdisciplines of biogeography: ecological biogeography the study of modern species and their relationships with the environment, space. Look up eg historical biogeography the study of the distributions of past species and the evolution of life: time. Look up eg zoogeography aka zoology: the study of past and present animal distributions, phytogeography aka phycology, botany, the study of past and present plant distributions. Why are some species so successful: species that are very successful are called cosmopolitan species, e. g. rats, raccoons. Assigning order to various aspects of life: hierarchy a system of organization where components are ordered by rank. It is believed that the transfer of energy from producers to primary consumers in the marine system is much more efficient.
