Chapter 5: Biodiversity, Species Interaction, Population Control
... • Chemical warfare: used by spiders, snakes, to paralyze prey • Prey use adaptations such as speed, alert systems (senses) , avoidance (ex. – shells), mimicry and scare tactics • Role in natural selection: weeding out the weak, aged, sick in a population ...
... • Chemical warfare: used by spiders, snakes, to paralyze prey • Prey use adaptations such as speed, alert systems (senses) , avoidance (ex. – shells), mimicry and scare tactics • Role in natural selection: weeding out the weak, aged, sick in a population ...
PowerPoint-presentasjon
... resistance of the system based on priority effects, assembly filters, niche overlaps and redundancy ...
... resistance of the system based on priority effects, assembly filters, niche overlaps and redundancy ...
Organism Relationships
... Benefits one organism (parasite), but harms the other (host) ◦ Tapeworms in a human are parasites ◦ Tapeworm benefits by getting its nutrition from the intestines of its human host ◦ Host is harmed because there are not as many nutrients to absorb into its body. ...
... Benefits one organism (parasite), but harms the other (host) ◦ Tapeworms in a human are parasites ◦ Tapeworm benefits by getting its nutrition from the intestines of its human host ◦ Host is harmed because there are not as many nutrients to absorb into its body. ...
Chap 13 - CRCBiologyY11
... Use the example of a storm to show the effects that some abiotic factors have on other abiotic factors within an environment ...
... Use the example of a storm to show the effects that some abiotic factors have on other abiotic factors within an environment ...
In Depth – Main Threats to Biodiversity
... are, in many cases, virtual deserts in biodiversity terms as few native UK species can utilise them as suitable habitats. Improvements are, however, being made to increase the biodiversity value of many of these forests through management practices such as thinning. ...
... are, in many cases, virtual deserts in biodiversity terms as few native UK species can utilise them as suitable habitats. Improvements are, however, being made to increase the biodiversity value of many of these forests through management practices such as thinning. ...
GLOSSARY Alien species Species introduced deliberately or
... The use of components of biological diversity in a way and at a rate that does not lead to the long-term decline of biological diversity, thereby maintaining its potential to meet the needs and aspirations of present and future generations (Source: Convention on Biological Diversity). ...
... The use of components of biological diversity in a way and at a rate that does not lead to the long-term decline of biological diversity, thereby maintaining its potential to meet the needs and aspirations of present and future generations (Source: Convention on Biological Diversity). ...
Intro to Ecology Flow of Energy Vocabulary Review
... b. Populations make up species, which make up communities. c. Species make up communities, which make up populations. d. Species make up populations, which make up communities. 5. The simplest grouping of more than one kind of organism in the biosphere is a. a population. b. a community. c. an ecosy ...
... b. Populations make up species, which make up communities. c. Species make up communities, which make up populations. d. Species make up populations, which make up communities. 5. The simplest grouping of more than one kind of organism in the biosphere is a. a population. b. a community. c. an ecosy ...
14.2
... unlike predation, is a symbiotic relationship in which the two organisms live in direct contact with one another (e.g. a tick sucking blood or malaria). Such close contact is not necessary for predation. ...
... unlike predation, is a symbiotic relationship in which the two organisms live in direct contact with one another (e.g. a tick sucking blood or malaria). Such close contact is not necessary for predation. ...
529-exam 3
... read through the entire exam first, choose your questions, and then begin answering (please number them with the number of the question). Enjoy and happy solstice holidays. I. Answer only one question of #1 or #2: 1. Discuss how plants interact with each other. Give examples from competition for neg ...
... read through the entire exam first, choose your questions, and then begin answering (please number them with the number of the question). Enjoy and happy solstice holidays. I. Answer only one question of #1 or #2: 1. Discuss how plants interact with each other. Give examples from competition for neg ...
Chapter 17: Biological Communities
... (species _____________) 2) relative number of each species ( species _____________) - biologically diverse ecosystems are more ___________ than plots with few species - _______- prevailing weather conditions in any given area - determines what organisms can live in a given environment two most impor ...
... (species _____________) 2) relative number of each species ( species _____________) - biologically diverse ecosystems are more ___________ than plots with few species - _______- prevailing weather conditions in any given area - determines what organisms can live in a given environment two most impor ...
ANSWERS TO REVIEW QUESTIONS – CHAPTER 43
... activity: peaks in the flowering of tree species coincide with peaks in the number of insects in the same area. Explain why this may have evolved. (p. 1064) There are two schools of thought among the scientists who have studied these communities. The first group suggests that the communities have ev ...
... activity: peaks in the flowering of tree species coincide with peaks in the number of insects in the same area. Explain why this may have evolved. (p. 1064) There are two schools of thought among the scientists who have studied these communities. The first group suggests that the communities have ev ...
Topic G Outline Bio - wfs
... Outline the factors that affect the distribution of plant species, including temperature, water, light, soil pH, salinity and mineral nutrients. G.1.2 Explain the factors that affect the distribution of animal species, including temperature, water, breeding sites, food supply and territory. G.1.3 De ...
... Outline the factors that affect the distribution of plant species, including temperature, water, light, soil pH, salinity and mineral nutrients. G.1.2 Explain the factors that affect the distribution of animal species, including temperature, water, breeding sites, food supply and territory. G.1.3 De ...
ECOLOGICAL SUCCESSION
... Ecological succession is the gradual process by which ecosystems change and develop over time. It includes a series of changes that a biotic community undergoes in its maturation towards a stable condition. Some species may disappear altogether, some may become more abundant, even new species may be ...
... Ecological succession is the gradual process by which ecosystems change and develop over time. It includes a series of changes that a biotic community undergoes in its maturation towards a stable condition. Some species may disappear altogether, some may become more abundant, even new species may be ...
in the ACCESS Habitable Planet story 2. What are Food webs? 5
... and nutrient poor soils • SA has >20 300 plant species, of which 2 000 threatened found in Fynbos biome ...
... and nutrient poor soils • SA has >20 300 plant species, of which 2 000 threatened found in Fynbos biome ...
ecology - Biology
... Density-Independent Limiting Factors • Factors that affect all populations in the same way, regardless of their size • They include: – Weather – Seasonal cycles – Natural disasters ...
... Density-Independent Limiting Factors • Factors that affect all populations in the same way, regardless of their size • They include: – Weather – Seasonal cycles – Natural disasters ...
ECOLOGY
... Density-Independent Limiting Factors • Factors that affect all populations in the same way, regardless of their size • They include: – Weather – Seasonal cycles – Natural disasters ...
... Density-Independent Limiting Factors • Factors that affect all populations in the same way, regardless of their size • They include: – Weather – Seasonal cycles – Natural disasters ...
Living things in their environment.
... Biotic – living parts of the environment. Ex. Producers and consumers. Abiotic – nonliving parts of the environment. Ex. water, sunlight, oxygen, temperature, and soil. Photosynthesis: The process of a plant making its own food. ...
... Biotic – living parts of the environment. Ex. Producers and consumers. Abiotic – nonliving parts of the environment. Ex. water, sunlight, oxygen, temperature, and soil. Photosynthesis: The process of a plant making its own food. ...
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.