STUDY GUIDE
... constant when reaches carrying capacity. Carrying Capacity: maximum number of individuals the habitat can support ( before equilibrium) Exponential Growth Model: grows very fast infinitely (population crash when the resources are exhausted. It is J- shaped. Human population Growth – Overall = expone ...
... constant when reaches carrying capacity. Carrying Capacity: maximum number of individuals the habitat can support ( before equilibrium) Exponential Growth Model: grows very fast infinitely (population crash when the resources are exhausted. It is J- shaped. Human population Growth – Overall = expone ...
Populations - Fall River Public Schools
... can only happen when individuals are placed in an ideal environment with unlimited resources and space and without hazards such as disease and predators does not naturally occur usually only occurs when a species is reintroduced to a habitat with no other competing species • only lasts for a short p ...
... can only happen when individuals are placed in an ideal environment with unlimited resources and space and without hazards such as disease and predators does not naturally occur usually only occurs when a species is reintroduced to a habitat with no other competing species • only lasts for a short p ...
Ap Biology Ecology review
... Why are invasive species so problematic Compare diversity of large/small islands near/far mainland Analyze food webs Compare NPP of various ecosystems provided graph Compare efficiencies of various trophic levels and apply the 10% rule using provided data Compare energy, biomass, number pyramids; wh ...
... Why are invasive species so problematic Compare diversity of large/small islands near/far mainland Analyze food webs Compare NPP of various ecosystems provided graph Compare efficiencies of various trophic levels and apply the 10% rule using provided data Compare energy, biomass, number pyramids; wh ...
Final Short answer Questions
... of a frequently disturbed community/ecosystem versus a largely undisturbed community/ecosystem. What do your predictions suggest about a future biosphere increasingly disturbed by a growing human population? Chap 23 M) Ecologists are now challenged to study global ecology. The apparent role played b ...
... of a frequently disturbed community/ecosystem versus a largely undisturbed community/ecosystem. What do your predictions suggest about a future biosphere increasingly disturbed by a growing human population? Chap 23 M) Ecologists are now challenged to study global ecology. The apparent role played b ...
organization in ecology
... Know the three ways that a population can increase: . _________________________________________________________ . _________________________________________________________ . _________________________________________________________ Know the three ways that a population can decrease: . ______ ...
... Know the three ways that a population can increase: . _________________________________________________________ . _________________________________________________________ . _________________________________________________________ Know the three ways that a population can decrease: . ______ ...
Ecology Review Packet
... 3. Water can enter the atmosphere by evaporating from the leaves of plants in the process of ___________________. 4. Circle the letter of each process involved in the water ...
... 3. Water can enter the atmosphere by evaporating from the leaves of plants in the process of ___________________. 4. Circle the letter of each process involved in the water ...
Populations in Ecosystems
... Biotic relationships Predation – organism that eats another organism Scavenger – organism that eats dead organism Competition – Interaction between two organisms for a limited resource Parasitism – Relationship between two organisms where 1 is harmed and one benefits Mutualism – 2 organisms live to ...
... Biotic relationships Predation – organism that eats another organism Scavenger – organism that eats dead organism Competition – Interaction between two organisms for a limited resource Parasitism – Relationship between two organisms where 1 is harmed and one benefits Mutualism – 2 organisms live to ...
Evolution and Natural Selection
... – Individuals that have physical or behavioral traits that better suit their environment are more likely to survive and will reproduce more successfully than those that do not have such traits. – These successful characteristics must also be shared within the population. ...
... – Individuals that have physical or behavioral traits that better suit their environment are more likely to survive and will reproduce more successfully than those that do not have such traits. – These successful characteristics must also be shared within the population. ...
IB Biology Ecology Exam 2004
... 19________What type of population would be associated with a population pyramid that had an extremely broad base? A) a rapidly expanding population. B) a stable population. C) a population where the birth rate equaled the death rate. D) a population where there were more old individuals than young i ...
... 19________What type of population would be associated with a population pyramid that had an extremely broad base? A) a rapidly expanding population. B) a stable population. C) a population where the birth rate equaled the death rate. D) a population where there were more old individuals than young i ...
Chapter 4 and 5 Practice Test_GroupFusion
... b. causes winds that transport heat throughout the biosphere. c. has important effects on Earth’s climate regions. d. all of the above ____ 9. What does the range of a population tell you that density does not? a. the number that live in an area b. the areas inhabited by a population c. the births p ...
... b. causes winds that transport heat throughout the biosphere. c. has important effects on Earth’s climate regions. d. all of the above ____ 9. What does the range of a population tell you that density does not? a. the number that live in an area b. the areas inhabited by a population c. the births p ...
Models of Population Growth
... produce very large numbers of offspring. • r-selection is directed to quantity of offspring (they put most of their energy into numbers). The letter ‘r’ comes from the equation for population growth where r = rate of increase per generation. ...
... produce very large numbers of offspring. • r-selection is directed to quantity of offspring (they put most of their energy into numbers). The letter ‘r’ comes from the equation for population growth where r = rate of increase per generation. ...
Ch54Test student copy
... 22. Which would be the most effective way to minimize a rat population in an alley? a. Kill as many rats as possible by poisoning and trapping them. b. Clean up the alley so that the rats have no garbage to feed on. c. Lure the rats away to another site where they will be less harmful. d. Search out ...
... 22. Which would be the most effective way to minimize a rat population in an alley? a. Kill as many rats as possible by poisoning and trapping them. b. Clean up the alley so that the rats have no garbage to feed on. c. Lure the rats away to another site where they will be less harmful. d. Search out ...
13-Interactions
... Carbohydrate reward (nectar, fruit pulp) Pollinating “vectors” — high degree of plant-animal specificity assures that pollen will not be wasted. ...
... Carbohydrate reward (nectar, fruit pulp) Pollinating “vectors” — high degree of plant-animal specificity assures that pollen will not be wasted. ...
EOC Homework for Honors Biology I
... d. birth rate is lower than the death rate in Japan. 4. A population is likely to grow most rapidly if it has a. a high percentage of old individuals. b. a high percentage of young individuals. c. about the same percentage of individuals in each age range. d. individuals with a low birth rate. 5. In ...
... d. birth rate is lower than the death rate in Japan. 4. A population is likely to grow most rapidly if it has a. a high percentage of old individuals. b. a high percentage of young individuals. c. about the same percentage of individuals in each age range. d. individuals with a low birth rate. 5. In ...
Ecology
... (nitrates) for plants 5) Left over ammonia gets converted back to Nitrogen gas (N2) and returns to atmosphere The nitrogen cycle is of particular interest to scientists, ...
... (nitrates) for plants 5) Left over ammonia gets converted back to Nitrogen gas (N2) and returns to atmosphere The nitrogen cycle is of particular interest to scientists, ...
Unit XI: Ecology and Animal Behavior
... • maximum number of individuals a population can sustain + limiting factors - elements that prevent a population from attaining its biotic potential ...
... • maximum number of individuals a population can sustain + limiting factors - elements that prevent a population from attaining its biotic potential ...
Lecture 3: Wildlife Ecological Principles and Population Ecology Part 2
... As mentioned before, much of wildlife management is focused on manipulating populations of species; this is very much like raising and harvesting an agricultural crop in terms of the way “numbers of animals” are viewed and discussed. Production – increasing the # of a species Population Turnover - n ...
... As mentioned before, much of wildlife management is focused on manipulating populations of species; this is very much like raising and harvesting an agricultural crop in terms of the way “numbers of animals” are viewed and discussed. Production – increasing the # of a species Population Turnover - n ...
Principles of Ecology BL / ENVS 402 Exam II 10-26-2011
... 15. Which of the following is most likely to lead to population cycles? a. Demographic stochasticity b. Genetic drift c. Delayed density dependence d. Habitat fragmentation e. Logistic growth 16. Which of the following is a plausible consequence of delayed density dependence in a population that wo ...
... 15. Which of the following is most likely to lead to population cycles? a. Demographic stochasticity b. Genetic drift c. Delayed density dependence d. Habitat fragmentation e. Logistic growth 16. Which of the following is a plausible consequence of delayed density dependence in a population that wo ...
Ecology Guided Notes
... compete for available resources -Predation: if the predator population becomes too large, there will not be enough prey to support it ...
... compete for available resources -Predation: if the predator population becomes too large, there will not be enough prey to support it ...
Ecology Test Review
... 35. Of the above factors you listed, which depend on population density (density-dependent) and which limit population regardless of density (density-independent)? 36. Populations have a carrying capacity. Define carrying capacity and give an example. 37. Answer the following questions for the graph ...
... 35. Of the above factors you listed, which depend on population density (density-dependent) and which limit population regardless of density (density-independent)? 36. Populations have a carrying capacity. Define carrying capacity and give an example. 37. Answer the following questions for the graph ...
chapter 10
... (d)Fungus and virus 13. In a population, if the rate of addition of new members is higher than the rate of individuals lost, it shows (a)Exponential growth (b) Declined growth (c)Zero population growth (d)none of these 14. In an ecosystem Biotic factors affect the survival of an organism in that eco ...
... (d)Fungus and virus 13. In a population, if the rate of addition of new members is higher than the rate of individuals lost, it shows (a)Exponential growth (b) Declined growth (c)Zero population growth (d)none of these 14. In an ecosystem Biotic factors affect the survival of an organism in that eco ...
Populations and Resources
... Decline May affect size, density, dispersion, age distribution. May be affected by size, density, dispersion, age distribution. ...
... Decline May affect size, density, dispersion, age distribution. May be affected by size, density, dispersion, age distribution. ...
Final exam
... C. Examples of important questions that population ecologists might study. D. Exponential and logistic population growth patterns. How are they different, and in which circumstances does each occur? What are examples of densitydependent and density-independent factors that limit population growth? W ...
... C. Examples of important questions that population ecologists might study. D. Exponential and logistic population growth patterns. How are they different, and in which circumstances does each occur? What are examples of densitydependent and density-independent factors that limit population growth? W ...
Western population of Purple Spotted Gudgeon (Morgurnda adspersa)
... Act 1994 (the Act), has made a recommendation to list the western NSW population of the purple spotted gudgeon, Mogurnda adspersa as an ENDANGERED POPULATION in Part 2 of Schedule 4 of the Act. Listing of an Endangered Population is provided for by Part 7A, Division 2 of the Act. The Fisheries Scien ...
... Act 1994 (the Act), has made a recommendation to list the western NSW population of the purple spotted gudgeon, Mogurnda adspersa as an ENDANGERED POPULATION in Part 2 of Schedule 4 of the Act. Listing of an Endangered Population is provided for by Part 7A, Division 2 of the Act. The Fisheries Scien ...