Ecology - Downey Unified School District
... The study of interactions between organisms and the living and nonliving components of their environment. Oikos = house Logy = study of ...
... The study of interactions between organisms and the living and nonliving components of their environment. Oikos = house Logy = study of ...
Groups of living things interact within ecosystems.
... habitat. A plant is a food producer, whereas an insect both consumes food as well as provides food for other consumers. ...
... habitat. A plant is a food producer, whereas an insect both consumes food as well as provides food for other consumers. ...
Ecology Notes
... Energy Pyramid: diagram that shows the amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another in a food web Trophic Levels: a feeding step of a food web, consists of species that obtain energy in a similar manner Only 10% of energy gets transferred to the next level ...
... Energy Pyramid: diagram that shows the amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another in a food web Trophic Levels: a feeding step of a food web, consists of species that obtain energy in a similar manner Only 10% of energy gets transferred to the next level ...
Adaptation
... locomotion, special features for protection, and special features for eating food to name a few. o Example (camel pictures): Camels are very well adapted to their environments. They have a split upper lip which they use to get hard to reach vegetation (each half can move independently). Living in su ...
... locomotion, special features for protection, and special features for eating food to name a few. o Example (camel pictures): Camels are very well adapted to their environments. They have a split upper lip which they use to get hard to reach vegetation (each half can move independently). Living in su ...
Tropical Rain Forest
... Can all kinds of organisms live in every biome? NO! Species are adapted to survive in certain biomes. Adaptation: an inherited condition that increases an organism’s ability to survive and reproduce. ...
... Can all kinds of organisms live in every biome? NO! Species are adapted to survive in certain biomes. Adaptation: an inherited condition that increases an organism’s ability to survive and reproduce. ...
Comments on Proposed Methods to Develop Flow Criteria for
... Suggested Solutions 1. Develop a plan from top down, not bottom up 2(a). Choose tools that re more directly related to fish survival (predation or ocean harvest 2(b). Choose tools more streamlined then re-allocation of existing water rights (predation and habitat projects) 3. Develop checklists with ...
... Suggested Solutions 1. Develop a plan from top down, not bottom up 2(a). Choose tools that re more directly related to fish survival (predation or ocean harvest 2(b). Choose tools more streamlined then re-allocation of existing water rights (predation and habitat projects) 3. Develop checklists with ...
Evaluating ecosystem services: Starting at the bottom of the food
... phytoplankton should be accounted for in marine planning processes. As a case study, we consider the impacts of marine renewable developments. Previous studies have looked at impacts of marine renewable structures on the physical environment, and at interactions with higher trophic levels (such as f ...
... phytoplankton should be accounted for in marine planning processes. As a case study, we consider the impacts of marine renewable developments. Previous studies have looked at impacts of marine renewable structures on the physical environment, and at interactions with higher trophic levels (such as f ...
Powerpoint to Ecology Notes
... barnacles attach to whales and obtain a free ride as the whale swims. Since barnacles rely on currents to bring them food that they can filter out of the water, movement by the whale greatly benefits the barnacles. Because of the whale's movements, the barnacles are always in a new environment with ...
... barnacles attach to whales and obtain a free ride as the whale swims. Since barnacles rely on currents to bring them food that they can filter out of the water, movement by the whale greatly benefits the barnacles. Because of the whale's movements, the barnacles are always in a new environment with ...
Connecting Links Ecology
... • Competition refers to the competing demands for resources such as food, water, mates, and space among individual organisms. Two types of competition are intraspecific within species and interspecific or among different species • Density refers to the need for space. Population density means how ma ...
... • Competition refers to the competing demands for resources such as food, water, mates, and space among individual organisms. Two types of competition are intraspecific within species and interspecific or among different species • Density refers to the need for space. Population density means how ma ...
Section 1
... Producers are the source of all the food in an ecosystem. Producers obtain energy from sunlight and store it as food energy. These organisms use the sun’s energy to turn water and carbon dioxide into food molecules in a process called photosynthesis. Certain bacteria produce their own food using ...
... Producers are the source of all the food in an ecosystem. Producers obtain energy from sunlight and store it as food energy. These organisms use the sun’s energy to turn water and carbon dioxide into food molecules in a process called photosynthesis. Certain bacteria produce their own food using ...
What are the effects of fire on the environment (3)
... How are aquatic ecosystems divided? Salinity Dissolved oxygen What factors determine the species composition in an aquatic ecosystem? What are the three main ecological categories of organisms Plankton What are the two types of plankton? Give definitions. Nekton Benthos What are the freshwater ecosy ...
... How are aquatic ecosystems divided? Salinity Dissolved oxygen What factors determine the species composition in an aquatic ecosystem? What are the three main ecological categories of organisms Plankton What are the two types of plankton? Give definitions. Nekton Benthos What are the freshwater ecosy ...
Chapter #4
... Cannot make their own organic compounds and therefore must feed on other living things Carried out by heterotrophs ...
... Cannot make their own organic compounds and therefore must feed on other living things Carried out by heterotrophs ...
Living things and the environment
... • Water is particularly important to plants and algae. • These organisms use water, along with sunlight and carbon dioxide, to make food in a process called photosynthesis • Other living things eat the plants and algae to obtain energy. ...
... • Water is particularly important to plants and algae. • These organisms use water, along with sunlight and carbon dioxide, to make food in a process called photosynthesis • Other living things eat the plants and algae to obtain energy. ...
APES_chapter_11_Sust.. - Zamora`s Science Zone
... 2. Overfishing can lead to commercial extinction, which occurs when it is no longer profitable to continue fishing the affected species. 3. Nearly one-third of annual fish catch consists of bycatch—non-target species that are thrown overboard. 4. Marine and freshwater fishes are threatened with exti ...
... 2. Overfishing can lead to commercial extinction, which occurs when it is no longer profitable to continue fishing the affected species. 3. Nearly one-third of annual fish catch consists of bycatch—non-target species that are thrown overboard. 4. Marine and freshwater fishes are threatened with exti ...
Cartoon Guide to Terrestrial Biomes
... 4. Describe how humans have changed temperate deciduous forests. What are the different layers of this biome? Identify some primary consumers and some secondary/tertiary consumers. 5. How is the climate for grassland different from that of a forest or desert? What is the correlation between the avai ...
... 4. Describe how humans have changed temperate deciduous forests. What are the different layers of this biome? Identify some primary consumers and some secondary/tertiary consumers. 5. How is the climate for grassland different from that of a forest or desert? What is the correlation between the avai ...
Invasive Species project2012
... levels of contaminants in their tissues. These become concentrated in the round goby. Any animals that eat the round goby are likely to have much higher levels of contaminants in their tissues as well. Other invasive species, including the Eurasian ruffe, spiny water flea, zebra mussel, and purple l ...
... levels of contaminants in their tissues. These become concentrated in the round goby. Any animals that eat the round goby are likely to have much higher levels of contaminants in their tissues as well. Other invasive species, including the Eurasian ruffe, spiny water flea, zebra mussel, and purple l ...
Slide 1 1
... plants and uses most of the “food” as energy to live, grow and reproduce. When it is eaten by secondary consumer only a small amount of energy from the plant is available to the next level of consumer. 10% of the energy of one level is available to the next level on the pyramid. ...
... plants and uses most of the “food” as energy to live, grow and reproduce. When it is eaten by secondary consumer only a small amount of energy from the plant is available to the next level of consumer. 10% of the energy of one level is available to the next level on the pyramid. ...
SC20F Ecology Unit Review Name: 1. Define the following terms
... 5. Explain the following ecological pyramids: a. Pyramid of energy Shows the amount of energy transferred from Level to level. Lots of energy at the bottom, less at the top (only 10% is transferred) b. Pyramid of biomass Shows the relative abundance of each trophic level. Very large amount of bioma ...
... 5. Explain the following ecological pyramids: a. Pyramid of energy Shows the amount of energy transferred from Level to level. Lots of energy at the bottom, less at the top (only 10% is transferred) b. Pyramid of biomass Shows the relative abundance of each trophic level. Very large amount of bioma ...
teacher`s guide.
... • Symbiosis, living together in close association, occurs in three main types: parasitism (one organism helped, the other harmed), mutualism (both helped), and commensalism (one helped, the other not affected). • Parasite-host - a special form of predation in which one organism absorbs nutrients fro ...
... • Symbiosis, living together in close association, occurs in three main types: parasitism (one organism helped, the other harmed), mutualism (both helped), and commensalism (one helped, the other not affected). • Parasite-host - a special form of predation in which one organism absorbs nutrients fro ...