Download Species Related Terms and Concepts

Species Related Terms and Concepts
IBES Review Sheets
from Ben Smith, Palo Verdes High School: http://www.lcusd.net/lchs/mewoldsen/ReviewSheets-Species.htm
Know the "Parts of", "Dynamics and Processes of ", "Significance/Meaning of", AND be able to explain/discuss each of
the following:
Types (Define these
terms)
Examples (know why)
Giant Panda, Florida Manatee, Presido Manzanita, Black-footed ferret,
Kangaroo Rat, Florida Panther, Sand Verbena, Bladder Pod, Torreya, Monk
Seal, Northern Spotted Owl, Red Wolf, Wyoming Toad, Gopher Tortoise,
Black Rhino, California Condor, Boulder Darter Scrub Mint, American
Endangered/Threatened
Burying Beetle, Piping Plover, Florida Key Deer, Grizzly Bear, Chinook
Salmon, Arizona Agave, Oahu Tree Snail, Greenback Cutthroat Trout,
Hawksbill Sea Turtle, Wood Stork, Ocelot, American Crocodile, Green
Pitcher Plant.
Characteristics of
Extinction-Prone
Species
Low reproduction rate, Specialized feeding habits, Feed at high trophic
levels, Large size, Limited or specialized nesting or breeding areas, Found
in only one place or region, Fixed migratory patterns, Preys on livestock or
people, Behavior patterns
Keystone
Alligator, Wolf, Prairie Dog, Fig Trees, Plankton, Kelp/Sea Otters,
Mycorrhizae.
Indicator
Most Songbirds (e.g. Warblers), Amphibians (Frogs, Salamanders)
Kudzu, Water Hyacinth, Purple Loosestrife, Rabbits in Australia, Argentine
Introduced/Non-Native Fire Ants, European wild Boar. Dutch Elm Disease (Fungus), Zebra Mussel,
Quagga Mussel.
Pests
Gypsy Moth, European Red Mite, Boll Weevil, tobacco Horn worm,
Grasshopper (Locust), Pink Bullworm, Brown Planthoppers, Aphids.
Introduced/
Reintroduced
to help control Pest
Species
Wasps, Beetles (Lady Beetles, Lady Bugs), Vedalia Beetle Larva.
Interactions
Interspecific Competition, Predation, Parasitism, Mutualism, Commensalism,
Interference Competition, Exploitation Competition, Competitive Exclusion,
Resource Partitioning, Realized Niche, Fundamental Niche, Predator-Prey
Relationship (in food chain or web arrows go towards _______)
r- or K-strategist
r
many small offspring, little or no
parental care or protection of offspring,
early reproductive age, most offspring
die, small adults, adapted to unstable
climate, high population growth rate,
population size fluctuates wildly above
and below , generalist niche, low ability
to compete, early successional species
K
fewer, larger offspring, high
parental care, later reproductive
age, most offspring survive, larger
adults, adapted to stable climate,
lower population growth rate,
population fairly stable, specialist
niche, high ability to compete, late
succesional species