Community Ecology Review
... G) Glossary of some diversity-related terms Biodiversity is, broadly speaking, the variety of life. It can be assessed at any hierarchical level, including genes, species, functional groups, or even habitats or ecosystems. Complementarity refers to greater performance of a species in mixture than e ...
... G) Glossary of some diversity-related terms Biodiversity is, broadly speaking, the variety of life. It can be assessed at any hierarchical level, including genes, species, functional groups, or even habitats or ecosystems. Complementarity refers to greater performance of a species in mixture than e ...
Final Exam Review – Exams 3 and 4
... -What is it? – An area of ocean where there is not enough oxygen for marine life to live -What causes it? – Fertilizer run-off causes over growth of algae, which cause an overpopulation of ...
... -What is it? – An area of ocean where there is not enough oxygen for marine life to live -What causes it? – Fertilizer run-off causes over growth of algae, which cause an overpopulation of ...
Exam 6 Review - Iowa State University
... 8.) Interactions among organisms are referred to as __________. A) Organismal interaction B) Biotic interaction C) Community interaction D) Abiotic interaction 9.) An ecologist records 23 individuals of a rare orchid plants per square mile in a forest preserve and 2 per square mile in a nearby park ...
... 8.) Interactions among organisms are referred to as __________. A) Organismal interaction B) Biotic interaction C) Community interaction D) Abiotic interaction 9.) An ecologist records 23 individuals of a rare orchid plants per square mile in a forest preserve and 2 per square mile in a nearby park ...
Habitat
... 3. Two male gorillas compete for territory. Is this interspecific or intraspecific competition? Intra-specific 4. The competitive exclusion principle says that no 2 species can occupy the same niche at the same time. 5. What is the difference between a habitat & a niche? Habitat - where an organism ...
... 3. Two male gorillas compete for territory. Is this interspecific or intraspecific competition? Intra-specific 4. The competitive exclusion principle says that no 2 species can occupy the same niche at the same time. 5. What is the difference between a habitat & a niche? Habitat - where an organism ...
Competition Species Interactions Competition Competition 3 key
... Interspecific competition occurs when two or more species experience depressed growth rate or equilibrium population level attributed to their mutual presence in an area. - Emlen 1973 ...
... Interspecific competition occurs when two or more species experience depressed growth rate or equilibrium population level attributed to their mutual presence in an area. - Emlen 1973 ...
Characteristics of Living Things (Essay
... How do materials cycle within environments between biotic and abiotic features? Why is water important to living things? ...
... How do materials cycle within environments between biotic and abiotic features? Why is water important to living things? ...
09 Pop Fluc-Struct rubric
... 2. offspring (bottom 2 graphs): Number of owls fledged and number offspring per pair increase as % old growth forest increases. C. Taking into account B, what is the explanation for the owl distribution in A? (1 sentence) Owls are found in the highest density in the habitat in which they have high r ...
... 2. offspring (bottom 2 graphs): Number of owls fledged and number offspring per pair increase as % old growth forest increases. C. Taking into account B, what is the explanation for the owl distribution in A? (1 sentence) Owls are found in the highest density in the habitat in which they have high r ...
Lecture 12
... competition. For example, space, light. Favor species with high photosynthetic rate, allocate C to height growth and leaves production (fast-grow species) ...
... competition. For example, space, light. Favor species with high photosynthetic rate, allocate C to height growth and leaves production (fast-grow species) ...
File
... various organisms influence and interact with each other • There are some organisms that have more of an impact on the ecosystem as a whole than others ...
... various organisms influence and interact with each other • There are some organisms that have more of an impact on the ecosystem as a whole than others ...
Invasive
... • Northward migratory rate slowing down due to climate (frost). • Will global warming allow their migration to move northward over time? • Problems: They are so aggressive, they not only out-compete native bee populations, but pose great health threats to humans. ...
... • Northward migratory rate slowing down due to climate (frost). • Will global warming allow their migration to move northward over time? • Problems: They are so aggressive, they not only out-compete native bee populations, but pose great health threats to humans. ...
dianasunnynicoleJane
... continues until quite high levels are reached. The fat storage depots act as biological magnifiers, so that an intake of a little as 1/10 of 1 part per million in the diet results in storage depots about 10 to 15 parts per million, an increase of one hundredfold or more. ...
... continues until quite high levels are reached. The fat storage depots act as biological magnifiers, so that an intake of a little as 1/10 of 1 part per million in the diet results in storage depots about 10 to 15 parts per million, an increase of one hundredfold or more. ...
Community Interactions
... because it uses the tree as a source of nutrients. Niche: The parasites weaken the hosts which make them vulnerable to the predators. Distinctive features: They do not immediately kill their hosts (unlike predators) and they ...
... because it uses the tree as a source of nutrients. Niche: The parasites weaken the hosts which make them vulnerable to the predators. Distinctive features: They do not immediately kill their hosts (unlike predators) and they ...
Document
... D. They are competing with stronger lions and hyenas for their food, so they need to be fast E. All of the options above ...
... D. They are competing with stronger lions and hyenas for their food, so they need to be fast E. All of the options above ...
ecology 2
... Biotic - ALL living organisms Abiotic – non-living components (soil, rocks, sunlight, wind, rain) ...
... Biotic - ALL living organisms Abiotic – non-living components (soil, rocks, sunlight, wind, rain) ...
Bell Ringer
... which layer of the atmosphere? a) Ozone in the troposphere b) Carbon dioxide in the stratosphere c) Ozone in the stratosphere d) Nitrogen in the troposphere e) Carbon dioxide in the troposphere ...
... which layer of the atmosphere? a) Ozone in the troposphere b) Carbon dioxide in the stratosphere c) Ozone in the stratosphere d) Nitrogen in the troposphere e) Carbon dioxide in the troposphere ...
Ecological Succession Worksheet
... predictions about changes that will take place from one stage of succession to another. The evolution of a body of water from a lake to a marsh can last for thousands of years. The process cannot be observed directly. Instead, a method can be used to find the links of stages and then to put them tog ...
... predictions about changes that will take place from one stage of succession to another. The evolution of a body of water from a lake to a marsh can last for thousands of years. The process cannot be observed directly. Instead, a method can be used to find the links of stages and then to put them tog ...
EK 4.A.5 Communities are composed of populations of organisms
... death is the same at any age – constant death rate Examples: Rodents and invertebrates ...
... death is the same at any age – constant death rate Examples: Rodents and invertebrates ...
Review #10 – Chapters 52-55
... a. Typical of many invertebrates that produce large numbers of offspring b. Typical of human and other large mammals c. Found most often in r-selected populations d. Almost never found in nature e. Typical of all species of birds ...
... a. Typical of many invertebrates that produce large numbers of offspring b. Typical of human and other large mammals c. Found most often in r-selected populations d. Almost never found in nature e. Typical of all species of birds ...
Predation - escience
... Remember, the grass ‘considers’ deer as its predator; in this sense, to a plant the sparrow that eats its seeds is also a predator. ...
... Remember, the grass ‘considers’ deer as its predator; in this sense, to a plant the sparrow that eats its seeds is also a predator. ...
Chapter 4
... i. Any resource at a suboptimal level relative to an organism’s need for it or at a level in excess of an organism’s tolerance for it is a limiting resource ii. Limiting resources restrict the ecological niche of an organism, and often affect only one part of an organism’s life cycle C. Competitive ...
... i. Any resource at a suboptimal level relative to an organism’s need for it or at a level in excess of an organism’s tolerance for it is a limiting resource ii. Limiting resources restrict the ecological niche of an organism, and often affect only one part of an organism’s life cycle C. Competitive ...
