Ecology Final Study Guide Using the abo
... Give an example of a predator – prey relationship fox (predator) rabbit (prey) The four essential components of a habitat are water, food, shelter, space Energy pyramids show a model of the energy flow in an ecosystem. There is the most energy at the bottom, the least amount of energy at the top. Fo ...
... Give an example of a predator – prey relationship fox (predator) rabbit (prey) The four essential components of a habitat are water, food, shelter, space Energy pyramids show a model of the energy flow in an ecosystem. There is the most energy at the bottom, the least amount of energy at the top. Fo ...
An Organism`s Niche
... An Organism’s Niche • The unique role of a species within an ecosystem is a niche • An ecosystem is all of the organisms living in an area together with their physical environment ...
... An Organism’s Niche • The unique role of a species within an ecosystem is a niche • An ecosystem is all of the organisms living in an area together with their physical environment ...
Chapter 3: Ecological and Evolutionary Principles
... from a number of species of fish that visit localized “cleaning stations” on a coral reef. Fish (b) is a mimic species that actually attacks fish that would normally be a “client” of the cleaner wrasse. ...
... from a number of species of fish that visit localized “cleaning stations” on a coral reef. Fish (b) is a mimic species that actually attacks fish that would normally be a “client” of the cleaner wrasse. ...
Invertebrates – have no backbone
... Filter Feeders - aquatic animals that strain food from water Parasite - lives in or on another organism (symbiotic relationship) ...
... Filter Feeders - aquatic animals that strain food from water Parasite - lives in or on another organism (symbiotic relationship) ...
Objectives: 1. Explain the difference between abiotic and biotic
... Biotic and Abiotic Factors • Biotic Factors: The living factors in an organism’s environment. • Abiotic Factors: The non-living factors in an organism’s environment. ...
... Biotic and Abiotic Factors • Biotic Factors: The living factors in an organism’s environment. • Abiotic Factors: The non-living factors in an organism’s environment. ...
Exploring the distributions of species in mixed/short grass prairies in
... Possible follow-up research topics for individuals or small groups: a) Explore the differences between a cow, a bison and a mammoth. Using allometric equations (e.g., see appendixes in J.H. Peters. 1984. The ecological implications of body size), compute the difference in various life history factor ...
... Possible follow-up research topics for individuals or small groups: a) Explore the differences between a cow, a bison and a mammoth. Using allometric equations (e.g., see appendixes in J.H. Peters. 1984. The ecological implications of body size), compute the difference in various life history factor ...
Microsoft Word - BIOLOGY M1.doc - KCPE-KCSE
... Bring about exchange of genetic materials which leads to variations; that enable the organism to exploit new environment/ have resistance to diseases / high yields / hybrid vigour; due to mixing of genetic materials; ...
... Bring about exchange of genetic materials which leads to variations; that enable the organism to exploit new environment/ have resistance to diseases / high yields / hybrid vigour; due to mixing of genetic materials; ...
Station 1: Photosynthesis and Respiration
... digest cellulose, allowing the termites to eat wood when most organisms cannot. How would you classify this relationship? Mutualism 26) Wildebeest are large herbivores that are common in Africa. They live in large herds, allowing them to watch out for dangers by having many pairs of eyes all at once ...
... digest cellulose, allowing the termites to eat wood when most organisms cannot. How would you classify this relationship? Mutualism 26) Wildebeest are large herbivores that are common in Africa. They live in large herds, allowing them to watch out for dangers by having many pairs of eyes all at once ...
Plants and Animals
... An element that is normally colorless, odorless and tasteless and which is the most abundant element and is essential to life. ...
... An element that is normally colorless, odorless and tasteless and which is the most abundant element and is essential to life. ...
ECOLOGY A. Ecology Ecology comes from the Greek words ______
... ____ the __________ ____________ living in one area. Example: All the ______, turtles, ________, algae, and bacteria ___________________. I. What is a Population? Includes all the members of a _________ ________ that live in one place. Example: A school of fish Populations cannot grow nonstop ...
... ____ the __________ ____________ living in one area. Example: All the ______, turtles, ________, algae, and bacteria ___________________. I. What is a Population? Includes all the members of a _________ ________ that live in one place. Example: A school of fish Populations cannot grow nonstop ...
Homeostasis - HHS-Biology-3C
... Unit 3: Vertebrate Body Systems • We have looked at the digestive system • We are going to study at two other systems: – Circulatory and Respiratory ...
... Unit 3: Vertebrate Body Systems • We have looked at the digestive system • We are going to study at two other systems: – Circulatory and Respiratory ...
Types of Animals
... b. Nerve Net - network of neurons, very little coordination c. Ganglion - clusters of neurons (simple brain) d. Brain - sensory structures and neurons located at anterior end, complex coordination and behavior 5. Support -how the body maintains its shape a. Hydrostatic skeleton - water pressure (jel ...
... b. Nerve Net - network of neurons, very little coordination c. Ganglion - clusters of neurons (simple brain) d. Brain - sensory structures and neurons located at anterior end, complex coordination and behavior 5. Support -how the body maintains its shape a. Hydrostatic skeleton - water pressure (jel ...
Anatomy And Physiology Unit Exam
... 34. The _____________________ plane divides the body in front and back. 35. The knee is ___________________ to the hip. 36. The nose is _______________ to the ears. 37. The sternum (breastbone) is _________________ to the spinal column. 38. The chin is _____________ to the mouth. 39-40. In the anato ...
... 34. The _____________________ plane divides the body in front and back. 35. The knee is ___________________ to the hip. 36. The nose is _______________ to the ears. 37. The sternum (breastbone) is _________________ to the spinal column. 38. The chin is _____________ to the mouth. 39-40. In the anato ...
STUDY GUIDE FOR ECOLOGY TEST
... 17. Two members of the same species compete over who gets a certain food. Members of different species try to take over a certain nesting area. These are both examples of___COMPETITION. 18. In which type of symbiosis do organisms help each other? ...
... 17. Two members of the same species compete over who gets a certain food. Members of different species try to take over a certain nesting area. These are both examples of___COMPETITION. 18. In which type of symbiosis do organisms help each other? ...
Population
... food need light for photosynthesis. If light is limited, their growth is limited. • Organisms need room to live, obtain resources, and reproduce. This is called a habitat. • A niche is a role that an organism plays in a habitat. ...
... food need light for photosynthesis. If light is limited, their growth is limited. • Organisms need room to live, obtain resources, and reproduce. This is called a habitat. • A niche is a role that an organism plays in a habitat. ...
Unit 7 Vocabulary
... of plants or animals remain stable and exist in balance with each other and their environment. • A climax community is the final stage of succession ...
... of plants or animals remain stable and exist in balance with each other and their environment. • A climax community is the final stage of succession ...
Interactions: Environment and Organism
... environment include all forms of life with which it interacts. Some broad categories are: plants that carry on photosynthesis; animals that eat other organisms; bacteria and fungi that cause decay; bacteria, viruses, and other parasitic organisms that cause disease; and other individuals of the same ...
... environment include all forms of life with which it interacts. Some broad categories are: plants that carry on photosynthesis; animals that eat other organisms; bacteria and fungi that cause decay; bacteria, viruses, and other parasitic organisms that cause disease; and other individuals of the same ...
ecology definitions
... quickly and easily provide information about communities and populations. It is generally used together with a suitable randomising system to avoid bias but can therefore provide unreliable data when an organism’s distribution isn’t itself random. ...
... quickly and easily provide information about communities and populations. It is generally used together with a suitable randomising system to avoid bias but can therefore provide unreliable data when an organism’s distribution isn’t itself random. ...
Biology First Six Weeks Vocabulary
... The process of taking in monomers and other nutrients produced during digestion into the body for the use by cells ...
... The process of taking in monomers and other nutrients produced during digestion into the body for the use by cells ...
vocabulary ecology
... hybrid viability: zygotic mortality (fertilization but no zygote),hybrid inviability (embryo is not viable), hybrid sterility (resulting adult is sterile), and hybrid breakdown (first generation is viable but future generations are not). ...
... hybrid viability: zygotic mortality (fertilization but no zygote),hybrid inviability (embryo is not viable), hybrid sterility (resulting adult is sterile), and hybrid breakdown (first generation is viable but future generations are not). ...