Higher Prelim Checklist
... 3. Human Influences on Biodiversity I can explain how the following human activities in Scotland, through the Holocene period, have affected ecosystems from both a positive and negative view-point – habitat destruction, species reduction and increase, changes in biodiversity and extinction through d ...
... 3. Human Influences on Biodiversity I can explain how the following human activities in Scotland, through the Holocene period, have affected ecosystems from both a positive and negative view-point – habitat destruction, species reduction and increase, changes in biodiversity and extinction through d ...
Marine Taxonomy / Zoology Lecture
... population is a group of plants or animals of the same species that live in the same area and have the opportunity to breed with each other. For example, there is a population of killer whales in Pacific Northwest waters and a separate population in the Antarctic. Although the animals are the same s ...
... population is a group of plants or animals of the same species that live in the same area and have the opportunity to breed with each other. For example, there is a population of killer whales in Pacific Northwest waters and a separate population in the Antarctic. Although the animals are the same s ...
Section 1 re-write for 2001
... Two herbivorous moth larvae live on flax bushes or cabbage trees in New Zealand. These are the "notching" caterpillar - notch noctuid, and the "window" caterpillar - window geometer. The notching caterpillar grows up to 35 mm and is often pinkish with fine black lines. The geometer caterpillar grows ...
... Two herbivorous moth larvae live on flax bushes or cabbage trees in New Zealand. These are the "notching" caterpillar - notch noctuid, and the "window" caterpillar - window geometer. The notching caterpillar grows up to 35 mm and is often pinkish with fine black lines. The geometer caterpillar grows ...
BIOL 4120: Principles of Ecology Lecture 16: Community Ecology
... Species interactions exist, but the importance are often underestimated. because • such interactions are many and relatively diffuse • Involve a number of species ...
... Species interactions exist, but the importance are often underestimated. because • such interactions are many and relatively diffuse • Involve a number of species ...
Environmental Science
... “invasive species to an area” as an activity; 1 point was earned for describing how invasive species “thrive, reproduce, eliminate species, and harm biodiversity”; 1 point was earned for identifying “logging” as an activity; and 1 point was earned for describing how logging can “destroy many species ...
... “invasive species to an area” as an activity; 1 point was earned for describing how invasive species “thrive, reproduce, eliminate species, and harm biodiversity”; 1 point was earned for identifying “logging” as an activity; and 1 point was earned for describing how logging can “destroy many species ...
exotic species
... • Reefs provide millions of people with food, tourism revenue, coastal protection, and sources of new chemicals, but are poorly studied and not as well protected by laws as terrestrial areas are. • Nearly 60 percent of Earth’s coral reefs are threatened by human activities, such as pollution, develo ...
... • Reefs provide millions of people with food, tourism revenue, coastal protection, and sources of new chemicals, but are poorly studied and not as well protected by laws as terrestrial areas are. • Nearly 60 percent of Earth’s coral reefs are threatened by human activities, such as pollution, develo ...
Biodiversity (pages 95–105)
... the wild. Hunters kill some animals for their parts, such as their fur or horns. • When humans carry a new species into an area, that exotic species can cause extinction of species already living there. Answer the following questions. Use your textbook and the ideas on page 53 and above. 9. Draw a l ...
... the wild. Hunters kill some animals for their parts, such as their fur or horns. • When humans carry a new species into an area, that exotic species can cause extinction of species already living there. Answer the following questions. Use your textbook and the ideas on page 53 and above. 9. Draw a l ...
Reproduction conditioning General
... aurea) lives with cool winters and hot summers. However, this species reproduces without any temperature cycling. Image Robert Browne. ...
... aurea) lives with cool winters and hot summers. However, this species reproduces without any temperature cycling. Image Robert Browne. ...
Notes Chapter 19 Introduction to Ecology
... 1. The Earth includes a tremendous variety of living things 2. Each organism depends in some way on other living and nonliving things in its environment 3. Ecology involves collecting information about organisms and their environments, looking for patterns, and seeking to explain these patterns 2. L ...
... 1. The Earth includes a tremendous variety of living things 2. Each organism depends in some way on other living and nonliving things in its environment 3. Ecology involves collecting information about organisms and their environments, looking for patterns, and seeking to explain these patterns 2. L ...
age structure, age class, survivorship, fecundity, life table, allocation
... 7) List the major factors that lead to the creation of distinct climates. Give an example of how differences in these factors can lead to distinct biomes. Be able to name several major biomes and describe their basic characteristics. 8) Do a simple sketch of the global carbon cycle, including the ma ...
... 7) List the major factors that lead to the creation of distinct climates. Give an example of how differences in these factors can lead to distinct biomes. Be able to name several major biomes and describe their basic characteristics. 8) Do a simple sketch of the global carbon cycle, including the ma ...
Climate Change and Invasive Species
... warm, dry environments use this more water-efficient method of converting the sun’s energy to plant material. These plants, including many invasive grasses are expected to be favored by both warming temperatures and increasing levels of CO2, and may gain a competitive advantage over other species wi ...
... warm, dry environments use this more water-efficient method of converting the sun’s energy to plant material. These plants, including many invasive grasses are expected to be favored by both warming temperatures and increasing levels of CO2, and may gain a competitive advantage over other species wi ...
AP Biology - Summer assignment
... v. sensitivity to environmental insults (things in the environment which can harm it- if none, please write so) Make sure to answer all of the above questions and organize your data well (tables are a nice way of organizing this data)! 3- Include an example of four of the following interactions in y ...
... v. sensitivity to environmental insults (things in the environment which can harm it- if none, please write so) Make sure to answer all of the above questions and organize your data well (tables are a nice way of organizing this data)! 3- Include an example of four of the following interactions in y ...
conservation of biodiversity
... defined as “the variability among living organisms from all sources including, inter alia, terrestrial, marine and other aquatic eco-systems and the ecological complexes of which the area part- this include diversity with in species, between species and of ecosystem.” According to IUCN in 1998, “t ...
... defined as “the variability among living organisms from all sources including, inter alia, terrestrial, marine and other aquatic eco-systems and the ecological complexes of which the area part- this include diversity with in species, between species and of ecosystem.” According to IUCN in 1998, “t ...
02 Herbivory Rubric-1
... then trees with herbivory in yr 1 will have 1) greater amount of defense and 2) less herbivory in yr 2 than caged trees with no herbivory in yr 2 Complete a figure to illustrate your predicted results that would support your hypothesis. X axis: two treatments (with herb. in yr 1 and without herb. in ...
... then trees with herbivory in yr 1 will have 1) greater amount of defense and 2) less herbivory in yr 2 than caged trees with no herbivory in yr 2 Complete a figure to illustrate your predicted results that would support your hypothesis. X axis: two treatments (with herb. in yr 1 and without herb. in ...
Classification - Cengage Learning
... The minimum biological category we would like to define in fossil primate samples is the species. Variations • Intraspecific - Variation is accounted for by individual, age, and sex differences seen within every biological species • Interspecific - Variation represents differences between reproduct ...
... The minimum biological category we would like to define in fossil primate samples is the species. Variations • Intraspecific - Variation is accounted for by individual, age, and sex differences seen within every biological species • Interspecific - Variation represents differences between reproduct ...
What is Biodiversity? - WARE-RET Curriculum Development Collab
... People have always depended on wildlife and plants for food, clothing, medicine, shelter and many other needs. But today we are taking more than the natural world can supply. The danger is that if we take too many individuals of a species from their natural environment, the species may no longer be ...
... People have always depended on wildlife and plants for food, clothing, medicine, shelter and many other needs. But today we are taking more than the natural world can supply. The danger is that if we take too many individuals of a species from their natural environment, the species may no longer be ...
02 Herbivory Rubric
... then trees with herbivory in yr 1 will have 1) greater amount of defense and 2) less herbivory in yr 2 than caged trees with no herbivory in yr 2 Complete a figure to illustrate your predicted results that would support your hypothesis. X axis: two treatments (with herb. in yr 1 and without herb. in ...
... then trees with herbivory in yr 1 will have 1) greater amount of defense and 2) less herbivory in yr 2 than caged trees with no herbivory in yr 2 Complete a figure to illustrate your predicted results that would support your hypothesis. X axis: two treatments (with herb. in yr 1 and without herb. in ...
Biological Responses - NCEA Level 3 Biology
... • Coping with the physical factors in the environment is only one aspect of survival. • Equally important are: – For animals – obtaining food – For all organisms – avoiding being used as food by other organisms eg predators and parasites. ...
... • Coping with the physical factors in the environment is only one aspect of survival. • Equally important are: – For animals – obtaining food – For all organisms – avoiding being used as food by other organisms eg predators and parasites. ...
In search of a real definition of the biological invasion phenomenon
... saltation dispersal is obligatory. The adoption of that criterion consequently prevents autochthonous, indigenous, resident or native species from being invasive even if they begin to dominate communities during local plant succession (Richardson et al. 2000a; Richardson and Pysek 2004; Pysek and Ri ...
... saltation dispersal is obligatory. The adoption of that criterion consequently prevents autochthonous, indigenous, resident or native species from being invasive even if they begin to dominate communities during local plant succession (Richardson et al. 2000a; Richardson and Pysek 2004; Pysek and Ri ...
Effects of invasive species on native predator
... pathogen-inclusive food web (i.e. with predatorprey and pathogen-host sub-webs) to investigate the effects of invader mediated changes on the topology and dynamics of the Wadden Sea food web. Final aim: To assess the overall risks involved in the spread of this invader in the Wadden Sea ecosystem. ...
... pathogen-inclusive food web (i.e. with predatorprey and pathogen-host sub-webs) to investigate the effects of invader mediated changes on the topology and dynamics of the Wadden Sea food web. Final aim: To assess the overall risks involved in the spread of this invader in the Wadden Sea ecosystem. ...
Ecological
... • Humans release many toxic chemicals, including synthetics previously unknown to nature • In some cases, harmful substances persist for long periods in an ecosystem • One reason toxins are harmful is that they become more concentrated in successive ...
... • Humans release many toxic chemicals, including synthetics previously unknown to nature • In some cases, harmful substances persist for long periods in an ecosystem • One reason toxins are harmful is that they become more concentrated in successive ...
Brush-tailed rock-wallaby Petrogale penicillata
... • increase knowledge to enable more effective management of the species. ...
... • increase knowledge to enable more effective management of the species. ...
Introduced species
An introduced, alien, exotic, non-indigenous, or non-native species, or simply an introduction, is a species living outside its native distributional range, which has arrived there by human activity, either deliberate or accidental. Non-native species can have various effects on the local ecosystem. Introduced species that become established and spread beyond the place of introduction are called invasive species. Some have a negative effect on a local ecosystem. Some introduced species may have no negative effect or only minor impact. Some species have been introduced intentionally to combat pests. They are called biocontrols and may be regarded as beneficial as an alternative to pesticides in agriculture for example. In some instances the potential for being beneficial or detrimental in the long run remains unknown. A list of some introduced species is given in a separate article.The effects of introduced species on natural environments have gained much scrutiny from scientists, governments, farmers and others.