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Following the puzzle activity, read the following two terms and their definitions.
State what analogies you can make about how these terms relate to the activity:
Carrying Capacity is the largest number of individuals of a given species that
Earth’s resources can support and maintain for a long period of time.
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Niche: The special role an organism plays within its habitat. It is the unique way
an organism survives, obtains food and shelter, and avoids danger in its habitat.
Different species may share the same habitat, but no two can have exactly the
same niche. For example; deer rabbits and squirrels may live in the same leafy
forest, but because deer browse higher up on trees, rabbits graze on grasses,
and squirrels eat acorns, each animal occupies a different niche.
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Carrying Capacity of the environment is limited by:
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Niche or job is especially related to:
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Describe the different niches of the woodpeckers and owls:
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What is the term used to describe the way change occurs in ecosystems?
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After analyzing graph #1, what do you think might be the carrying capacity of
the birds in graph #2? ______ Justify why you are stating that number: _____
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Positive human influence on an ecosystem would be described as: __________
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Negative Human influence on an ecosystem would be described as: ________
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