 
									
								
									Ecology - Redwood.org
									
... What do we study in Ecology? • Ecological sampling techniques and field work. • The components of soil and it’s importance and place in an ecosystem. • Botany: the parts and functions of flowers, leaves, stems, and seeds. • Pollination, germination, and dispersal techniques used by plants. • Garden ...
                        	... What do we study in Ecology? • Ecological sampling techniques and field work. • The components of soil and it’s importance and place in an ecosystem. • Botany: the parts and functions of flowers, leaves, stems, and seeds. • Pollination, germination, and dispersal techniques used by plants. • Garden ...
									Quiz 1 Study List - World of Science
									
... Ecology: the study of the interactions of living organisms with one another and with their environment. The five levels of organization in the environment, from smallest to largest are: organism/individual, population, community, ecosystem, biome, and biosphere. Population: a group of organisms of t ...
                        	... Ecology: the study of the interactions of living organisms with one another and with their environment. The five levels of organization in the environment, from smallest to largest are: organism/individual, population, community, ecosystem, biome, and biosphere. Population: a group of organisms of t ...
									Competition Species Interactions Competition Competition 3 key
									
... use-distributions in presence and absence of the other species. Evaluate the similarity of the species. Best would be to compare growth rates and equilibria in presence and absence of other species. ...
                        	... use-distributions in presence and absence of the other species. Evaluate the similarity of the species. Best would be to compare growth rates and equilibria in presence and absence of other species. ...
									Chapter 6 Highlights - Orting School District
									
... Warm Up • What is the difference between Population, Community, Ecosystem and Biosphere? ...
                        	... Warm Up • What is the difference between Population, Community, Ecosystem and Biosphere? ...
									Relationships Research Project
									
... Symbiosis • Symbiosis describes any long-term relationship between two organisms from different species • These relationships usually benefit one organism • The other organism may – 1) benefit as well (mutualism) – 2) be harmed by the relationship (parasitism) – 3) neither benefit nor be harmed by ...
                        	... Symbiosis • Symbiosis describes any long-term relationship between two organisms from different species • These relationships usually benefit one organism • The other organism may – 1) benefit as well (mutualism) – 2) be harmed by the relationship (parasitism) – 3) neither benefit nor be harmed by ...
									s.91 Threatened Species Application
									
... Very unlikely given that only a limited number of plants will be lost, if any, and the condition and extent of habitat in the reserves will be improved. The works will also lead to increased species diversity, removal of exotic weeds and protection of a number of mature plants that are under threat ...
                        	... Very unlikely given that only a limited number of plants will be lost, if any, and the condition and extent of habitat in the reserves will be improved. The works will also lead to increased species diversity, removal of exotic weeds and protection of a number of mature plants that are under threat ...
									Interactions Within Ecosystems
									
...  The environment can be organized into five levels 1. Biome : region with similar climate, types of plants, and animals 2. Ecosystem: The living and non-living things that interact in one environment. 3. Community: The living organisms of an ecosystem 4. Population: A group of organisms of the same ...
                        	...  The environment can be organized into five levels 1. Biome : region with similar climate, types of plants, and animals 2. Ecosystem: The living and non-living things that interact in one environment. 3. Community: The living organisms of an ecosystem 4. Population: A group of organisms of the same ...
									Ecosystem Ecology - Tacoma Community College
									
... • Theory of competitive exclusion: when two species compete for the same limiting resource (occupy the same niche), the species that is less adapted will be excluded from the community by the superior competitor ...
                        	... • Theory of competitive exclusion: when two species compete for the same limiting resource (occupy the same niche), the species that is less adapted will be excluded from the community by the superior competitor ...
									Ecological Interactions Activity Teacher Guide Main Concepts:
									
... usually eat it will have to find another food source or they will go extinct as well. And since there are no more frogs left to eat the moths, the moth population might increase so dramatically that it becomes out of control and eats all of the plants in the community, leaving no food for other plan ...
                        	... usually eat it will have to find another food source or they will go extinct as well. And since there are no more frogs left to eat the moths, the moth population might increase so dramatically that it becomes out of control and eats all of the plants in the community, leaving no food for other plan ...
									Human Impact Ecology
									
... (between members of different species) or intraspecific (between members of the same species). ...
                        	... (between members of different species) or intraspecific (between members of the same species). ...
									ECOLOGICAL SUCCESSION
									
... Occurs in an area where no ecosystem previously existed; in other words, it's starting from scratch. Examples: -An area of rock uncovered by a melting sheet of ice. -A new island formed by the eruption of an undersea volcano. -After a volcano erupts- there's NO soil, just ash & rock. -The 1st specie ...
                        	... Occurs in an area where no ecosystem previously existed; in other words, it's starting from scratch. Examples: -An area of rock uncovered by a melting sheet of ice. -A new island formed by the eruption of an undersea volcano. -After a volcano erupts- there's NO soil, just ash & rock. -The 1st specie ...
									Ecological Importance of Birds
									
... water supply through deforestation, erosion, channeling, flooding, draining, etc., as well as the elimination or propagation of selected species of plants and animals (Steadman 1996). Agriculture impacts on biodiversity in two main ways. The first is through the clearance of pristine habitats for ne ...
                        	... water supply through deforestation, erosion, channeling, flooding, draining, etc., as well as the elimination or propagation of selected species of plants and animals (Steadman 1996). Agriculture impacts on biodiversity in two main ways. The first is through the clearance of pristine habitats for ne ...
									Interactions Among Living Things
									
... the physical conditions it requires to survive. Some adaptations involve how organisms interact. STOP: COMPARE the niche of ...
                        	... the physical conditions it requires to survive. Some adaptations involve how organisms interact. STOP: COMPARE the niche of ...
									Organisms and Environment Ecosystems
									
... Resources for an organism’s habitat, including space, food, shelter, and water, may be limited or depleted by competition. Two species cannot operate in the same niche in the same environment. ...
                        	... Resources for an organism’s habitat, including space, food, shelter, and water, may be limited or depleted by competition. Two species cannot operate in the same niche in the same environment. ...
									Biodiversity and Evolution
									
... Explains How Life Changes over Time • Biological evolution – how the earth’s life changes over time through changes in the genetic characteristics of populations • Natural selection – individuals with certain traits are more likely to survive and reproduce under a certain set of ...
                        	... Explains How Life Changes over Time • Biological evolution – how the earth’s life changes over time through changes in the genetic characteristics of populations • Natural selection – individuals with certain traits are more likely to survive and reproduce under a certain set of ...
									teacher - Houston ISD
									
... 12A Interpret relationships including predation, parasitism, commensalism, mutualism and competition ...
                        	... 12A Interpret relationships including predation, parasitism, commensalism, mutualism and competition ...
									Biodiversity and Phylogenetics
									
... perhaps they are more ecologically diverse (and thus more likely to exploit a wider variety of resources, not all of which will be affected equally by the environmental stressor). It is also possible that being widespread simply decreases the likelihood that all of your populations will be unlucky e ...
                        	... perhaps they are more ecologically diverse (and thus more likely to exploit a wider variety of resources, not all of which will be affected equally by the environmental stressor). It is also possible that being widespread simply decreases the likelihood that all of your populations will be unlucky e ...
									Habitats and adaptations
									
... species will be better adapted and will out-compete the other. The other species will need to adapt, move or be eliminated. This is known as Gause’s principle and explains that if two species appear to be co-existing, then they must have something different in their ecological niches or they couldn’ ...
                        	... species will be better adapted and will out-compete the other. The other species will need to adapt, move or be eliminated. This is known as Gause’s principle and explains that if two species appear to be co-existing, then they must have something different in their ecological niches or they couldn’ ...
									Armit Meadows Ecological Reserve
									
... Plants of the grass genus Fescue dominate the fescue prairie meadows, while other dominant species include awned wheat grass, cow-parsnip, wild strawberry, northern bedstraw and common yarrow. Other species found within the ecological reserve include prickly rose, early blue violet, creamy peavine, ...
                        	... Plants of the grass genus Fescue dominate the fescue prairie meadows, while other dominant species include awned wheat grass, cow-parsnip, wild strawberry, northern bedstraw and common yarrow. Other species found within the ecological reserve include prickly rose, early blue violet, creamy peavine, ...
									Topic 4 - Human activity affects biological diversity
									
... As we pave more and more of the earth's surface, once-connected populations of plants and animals are split and isolated from one another. A dead animal on the road offers a clear image in evidence of human interference in non-humans lives. Pollution is a particular kind of habitat destruction. Poll ...
                        	... As we pave more and more of the earth's surface, once-connected populations of plants and animals are split and isolated from one another. A dead animal on the road offers a clear image in evidence of human interference in non-humans lives. Pollution is a particular kind of habitat destruction. Poll ...
									Ecological succession - Orting School District
									
... • Refers to more-or-less predictable and orderly change in the composition or structure of an ecological community. • Succession may be initiated either by formation of new, unoccupied habitat or by some form of disturbance of an existing community. ...
                        	... • Refers to more-or-less predictable and orderly change in the composition or structure of an ecological community. • Succession may be initiated either by formation of new, unoccupied habitat or by some form of disturbance of an existing community. ...
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...  Remember every species occupies a special ecological niche  Some niches overlap  When they both require the same resources  The greater amount of shared resources, the more intense competition ...
                        	...  Remember every species occupies a special ecological niche  Some niches overlap  When they both require the same resources  The greater amount of shared resources, the more intense competition ...
Ecological fitting
 
                        Ecological fitting is ""the process whereby organisms colonize and persist in novel environments, use novel resources or form novel associations with other species as a result of the suites of traits that they carry at the time they encounter the novel condition.” It can be understood as a situation in which a species' interactions with its biotic and abiotic environment seem to indicate a history of coevolution, when in actuality the relevant traits evolved in response to a different set of biotic and abiotic conditions. The simplest form of ecological fitting is resource tracking, in which an organism continues to exploit the same resources, but in a new host or environment. In this framework, the organism occupies a multidimensional operative environment defined by the conditions in which it can persist, similar to the idea of the Hutchinsonian niche. In this case, a species can colonize new environments (e.g. an area with the same temperature and water regime) and/or form new species interactions (e.g. a parasite infecting a new host) which can lead to the misinterpretation of the relationship as coevolution, although the organism has not evolved and is continuing to exploit the same resources it always has. The more strict definition of ecological fitting requires that a species encounter an environment or host outside of its original operative environment and obtain realized fitness based on traits developed in previous environments that are now co-opted for a new purpose. This strict form of ecological fitting can also be expressed either as colonization of new habitat or the formation of new species interactions.
 
									 
									 
									 
									 
									 
									 
									 
									 
									 
									 
									 
									 
									 
									 
									 
									 
									 
									 
									 
									 
									 
									 
									