Title of Unit: Ecology Course and Grade Level: 9th Grade Biology
... How do we interact with other species and our environment? Key Terms: ecology biosphere ecosystem community population habitat (a)biotic factors niche producer & consumer Herb, omni, detriti and carnivore decomposers predation and prey symbiosis mutualism, commensalism and parasitism success ...
... How do we interact with other species and our environment? Key Terms: ecology biosphere ecosystem community population habitat (a)biotic factors niche producer & consumer Herb, omni, detriti and carnivore decomposers predation and prey symbiosis mutualism, commensalism and parasitism success ...
Organisms and Their Environment
... in its environment – how it meets its need for food and shelter, how it survives, and how it reproduces. A species’ niche includes all its interactions with the biotic and abiotic parts of its habitat. It is an advantage for a species to occupy a niche different from those of other species. ...
... in its environment – how it meets its need for food and shelter, how it survives, and how it reproduces. A species’ niche includes all its interactions with the biotic and abiotic parts of its habitat. It is an advantage for a species to occupy a niche different from those of other species. ...
ecological-succession-ws
... ecosystem. A fire might alter the forest habitat so much that some species cannot survive and others can thrive. The process of one community replacing another as a result of changing abiotic and biotic factors is called ecological succession. Succession is a series of environmental changes. How doe ...
... ecosystem. A fire might alter the forest habitat so much that some species cannot survive and others can thrive. The process of one community replacing another as a result of changing abiotic and biotic factors is called ecological succession. Succession is a series of environmental changes. How doe ...
Chap. 16 Ecosystems
... in a new habitat where soil is present Tend to be small, fast-growing plants examples: lichen, mosses – can break down solid rock into smaller pieces Make the ground more hospitable for other species ...
... in a new habitat where soil is present Tend to be small, fast-growing plants examples: lichen, mosses – can break down solid rock into smaller pieces Make the ground more hospitable for other species ...
Environmental Systems Test Review Texas Ecoregions Fill in the
... 12. Compare & contrast biotic & abiotic factors within an ecosystem. Biotic – living or once living – dead tree, scat, animals, plants Abiotic – nonliving – soil type, rocks, temp, precip Population Dynamics 1. What is a population? What do all members of a population have in common? A group of the ...
... 12. Compare & contrast biotic & abiotic factors within an ecosystem. Biotic – living or once living – dead tree, scat, animals, plants Abiotic – nonliving – soil type, rocks, temp, precip Population Dynamics 1. What is a population? What do all members of a population have in common? A group of the ...
Natural History Samplings - Department of Zoology, UBC
... the Pleistocene epoch, between tionary biologists at the Uni2 million and 10,0(10 years agtj. versity of British Columbia According to the standard view, in Vancouver, have gatliered the advances and retreats of the some strong new support for ice sheets, and the global cool- the old view^. ing tren ...
... the Pleistocene epoch, between tionary biologists at the Uni2 million and 10,0(10 years agtj. versity of British Columbia According to the standard view, in Vancouver, have gatliered the advances and retreats of the some strong new support for ice sheets, and the global cool- the old view^. ing tren ...
Biology 35I - Science-with
... G.1.1 Outline the factors that affect the distribution of plant species, including temperature, water, light, soil pH, salinity and mineral nutrients. G.1.2 ...
... G.1.1 Outline the factors that affect the distribution of plant species, including temperature, water, light, soil pH, salinity and mineral nutrients. G.1.2 ...
Evolution
... states that events in the past occurred suddenly and were caused by different mechanisms that those that occur today. Hutton and Darwin proposed that geological processes were gradual and took many years to change, but they believed these processes are occurring today. True/False Lamarck believed th ...
... states that events in the past occurred suddenly and were caused by different mechanisms that those that occur today. Hutton and Darwin proposed that geological processes were gradual and took many years to change, but they believed these processes are occurring today. True/False Lamarck believed th ...
Biotic and Abiotic Influences on Limiting Factor - snc1p
... How do biotic and abiotic factors interact to help keep terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems balanced and healthy? ...
... How do biotic and abiotic factors interact to help keep terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems balanced and healthy? ...
parasitism
... The three types of community interactions that can affect an ecosystem are: • Competition • Predation ...
... The three types of community interactions that can affect an ecosystem are: • Competition • Predation ...
environmental science - Clinton Community College
... • Intermediate disturbance hypothesis predicts that communities that experience frequent but moderate disturbances have the most species diversity ...
... • Intermediate disturbance hypothesis predicts that communities that experience frequent but moderate disturbances have the most species diversity ...
1. What factors determine distribution and abundance of organisms
... • Niche: the limits, for all important environmental factors (conditions and resources), within which individuals of a species can survive, grow, and reproduce – Fundamental Niche: : The largest ecological niche an organism or species can occupy in the absence of adverse biotic interactions ...
... • Niche: the limits, for all important environmental factors (conditions and resources), within which individuals of a species can survive, grow, and reproduce – Fundamental Niche: : The largest ecological niche an organism or species can occupy in the absence of adverse biotic interactions ...
Biodiversity - Houston ISD
... Why do wildlife biologists use random sampling techniques? What types of organisms would be counted with a census? With random sampling? How do wildlife biologists track organisms? What kind of information can tracking data provide? How can this information be used to manage a species? Describe tag ...
... Why do wildlife biologists use random sampling techniques? What types of organisms would be counted with a census? With random sampling? How do wildlife biologists track organisms? What kind of information can tracking data provide? How can this information be used to manage a species? Describe tag ...
Ecosystem Notes Part 2
... The lemming is the smallest mammal in the Arctic. It is a main source of food for predators such as owls. Lemming populations rise and fall dramatically, peaking about every 4 yrs and then dropping to near extinction. ...
... The lemming is the smallest mammal in the Arctic. It is a main source of food for predators such as owls. Lemming populations rise and fall dramatically, peaking about every 4 yrs and then dropping to near extinction. ...
APES Lesson 28 - Levels of Ecological Organization
... Levels of ecological studies • Population ecology = investigates the dynamics of population change - The factors affecting the distribution and abundance of members of a population ...
... Levels of ecological studies • Population ecology = investigates the dynamics of population change - The factors affecting the distribution and abundance of members of a population ...
Business of life and physiology 1
... Competitive Exclusion Principle (CEP): no two species can have the same niche requirements and persist for a long time when resources are limited– two outcomes 1)extinction 2)niche divergence. Ecological Niche Equivalents – different habitat, same role E.G. Auk vs. penguin Factors that affect niche ...
... Competitive Exclusion Principle (CEP): no two species can have the same niche requirements and persist for a long time when resources are limited– two outcomes 1)extinction 2)niche divergence. Ecological Niche Equivalents – different habitat, same role E.G. Auk vs. penguin Factors that affect niche ...
BI101SQ Ch40
... and preferred to eat the bluegill species. The species of fish already living in the pond were sunfish Lepomis humilis. After introduction of the bluegill, which is very similar to sunfish in habitat and food preferences, the landowner discovered several years later that there were not as many sunfi ...
... and preferred to eat the bluegill species. The species of fish already living in the pond were sunfish Lepomis humilis. After introduction of the bluegill, which is very similar to sunfish in habitat and food preferences, the landowner discovered several years later that there were not as many sunfi ...
Variation Within Species
... variations in coat colour may allow different fox populations to survive ...
... variations in coat colour may allow different fox populations to survive ...
SADDLEBACK COLLEGE BIOLOGY 20 EXAMINATION 4 STUDY
... 5. Hardy-Weinberg calculation for equilibrium (bring a simple calculator with capable of square rooting) 6. Compare exponential and logistic population growth. Under what conditions might each occur? What might limit growth? 7. Know the different Life history strategies (r and k-selected species). 8 ...
... 5. Hardy-Weinberg calculation for equilibrium (bring a simple calculator with capable of square rooting) 6. Compare exponential and logistic population growth. Under what conditions might each occur? What might limit growth? 7. Know the different Life history strategies (r and k-selected species). 8 ...
Chapter 4 Notes
... Core Case Study: Life on Earth • Uniquely suited for life – Temperature range – Liquid water – Gravitational mass – Oxygen • Organisms contribute to relatively consistent planetary conditions – resilient and adaptive • Biodiversity and sustainability ...
... Core Case Study: Life on Earth • Uniquely suited for life – Temperature range – Liquid water – Gravitational mass – Oxygen • Organisms contribute to relatively consistent planetary conditions – resilient and adaptive • Biodiversity and sustainability ...
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.