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Notes: Species and Population 2.1.1
Define the following terms and give specific examples
Abiotic
Biotic
Ecology
Population
Species
Communities
Ecosystem
Habitat
Niche
Complete the diagram
Population Interactions
Competition is
The two types of competition are
1.
2.
Define the following terms and give specific examples
Predation
Hebivory
Parasitism
Mutualism
Commensalism
Ammensalism
Neutralism
Remarkable story of how the reintroduction of wolves to the Yellowstone National Park
changed the ecology and habitat of the Park. There are many man-managed (or
mismanaged) wildlife areas in the world missing predators.
Notes: Population Models 2.1.3
Population curves describes
MacArthur-Wilson Models
Two idealized categories for reproductive patterns but really it’s a continuum
________________& _________________ species depending on position on sigmoid
population curve
r-selected species:
K-selected species:
Complete the diagram
Characteristics of r-selected species
Characteristics of K-selected species
r versus K
Most organisms somewhere in the middle
Survivorship curves
Different life expectancies for different species
Survivorship curve:
Late loss curve:
Early loss curve:
Constant loss curve:
Complete the diagram
Human Impact on Populations