APES-Chapter
... increase/biotic potential • Without control, there would be 5.6 trillion flies within 13 months • Within a few years, flies could cover the surface of the earth! ...
... increase/biotic potential • Without control, there would be 5.6 trillion flies within 13 months • Within a few years, flies could cover the surface of the earth! ...
ppt - Fullfrontalanatomy.com
... 99.9% of all the species that have ever existed are now extinct To a very close approximation, all species are extinct Background vs. Mass Extinction Low rate vs. 25-90% of total Five great mass extinctions in which numerous new species (including mammals) evolved to fill new or vacated ni ...
... 99.9% of all the species that have ever existed are now extinct To a very close approximation, all species are extinct Background vs. Mass Extinction Low rate vs. 25-90% of total Five great mass extinctions in which numerous new species (including mammals) evolved to fill new or vacated ni ...
Lecture 3: Wildlife Ecological Principles and Population Ecology Part 2
... Population Turnover - not a McDonald’s dessert menu item; change in population size from year to year. Yield – what we as humans reap from a species Maximum Sustained Yield – maximum harvest of species without driving down population size over a given time. This is the goal for most game species. Bu ...
... Population Turnover - not a McDonald’s dessert menu item; change in population size from year to year. Yield – what we as humans reap from a species Maximum Sustained Yield – maximum harvest of species without driving down population size over a given time. This is the goal for most game species. Bu ...
Reproduction and Niches
... Fundamental vs. Realized niche Fundamental niche: All possible environmental (biotic and abiotic) conditions in which an organism can live. ...
... Fundamental vs. Realized niche Fundamental niche: All possible environmental (biotic and abiotic) conditions in which an organism can live. ...
Population Growth
... together for mating, protection, food • Uniform: territoriality / competition for limited resources cause individuals to live at specific distances from each other • Random: individuals spread randomly within the area ...
... together for mating, protection, food • Uniform: territoriality / competition for limited resources cause individuals to live at specific distances from each other • Random: individuals spread randomly within the area ...
Powerpoint
... • If we were to define communities based on some level of positive interactions, perhaps we would just end up with plant communities in some places, and “competitive assemblages” in others? • To simply call any assemblage of plants in an area a community, and to recognize that they interact with eac ...
... • If we were to define communities based on some level of positive interactions, perhaps we would just end up with plant communities in some places, and “competitive assemblages” in others? • To simply call any assemblage of plants in an area a community, and to recognize that they interact with eac ...
APES Fall Final Outline
... reproduce. Those traits carried by the individuals that survive to reproduce are successful at moving into the next generation. That is why giraffes have long necks now. The giraffes in the original population with longer necks (due to some random mutation), were able to survive because they got mor ...
... reproduce. Those traits carried by the individuals that survive to reproduce are successful at moving into the next generation. That is why giraffes have long necks now. The giraffes in the original population with longer necks (due to some random mutation), were able to survive because they got mor ...
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... The largest population that an area can support A process where individuals that are better adapted to their environment are more likely to survive than others A behavior or physical characteristic that allows an organism to survive or reproduce in its environment ...
... The largest population that an area can support A process where individuals that are better adapted to their environment are more likely to survive than others A behavior or physical characteristic that allows an organism to survive or reproduce in its environment ...
4 Community Ecology
... these holes act as refugia for various aquatic organisms that might perish if there were no water available. Thus, alligators in this system can be classified as a A. B. C. D. E. ...
... these holes act as refugia for various aquatic organisms that might perish if there were no water available. Thus, alligators in this system can be classified as a A. B. C. D. E. ...
Population Dynamics Miller 11th Edition Chapter 10
... Capacity • Basic Concept: Over a long period of time, populations of species in an ecosystem are usually in a state of equilibrium (balance between births and deaths) – There is a dynamic balance between biotic potential and environmental resistance ...
... Capacity • Basic Concept: Over a long period of time, populations of species in an ecosystem are usually in a state of equilibrium (balance between births and deaths) – There is a dynamic balance between biotic potential and environmental resistance ...
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... Key Terms: natural selection adaptations niche competition predation predator symbiosis mutualism commensalism parasitism parasite host ...
... Key Terms: natural selection adaptations niche competition predation predator symbiosis mutualism commensalism parasitism parasite host ...
ch8 - Otterville R-VI School District
... Population Density and Population Change: Effects of Crowding Population ...
... Population Density and Population Change: Effects of Crowding Population ...
2011 Ecology training notes
... rate of increase under ideal conditions. Few populations live under ideal conditions because a number of factors limit their growth Limiting factor - any resource that is in short supply, e.g. food, minerals, light, living space, refuge from predators, etc. Carrying capacity : maximum number of indi ...
... rate of increase under ideal conditions. Few populations live under ideal conditions because a number of factors limit their growth Limiting factor - any resource that is in short supply, e.g. food, minerals, light, living space, refuge from predators, etc. Carrying capacity : maximum number of indi ...
Appendix 3 - EDU5TEA
... Population Growth Patterns S Shaped Curves: Logistic Growth Deceleration phase: growth slows due to environmental resistance, competition, organism death Growth rate is stopped by the Carrying Capacity of the environment Carrying Capacity: maximum population that can be sustained by the ...
... Population Growth Patterns S Shaped Curves: Logistic Growth Deceleration phase: growth slows due to environmental resistance, competition, organism death Growth rate is stopped by the Carrying Capacity of the environment Carrying Capacity: maximum population that can be sustained by the ...
Population Growth and Regulation
... Density-Independent Factors • Some species have evolved means of limiting their losses – Examples: seasonally migrating to a better climate or entering a period of dormancy when conditions deteriorate ...
... Density-Independent Factors • Some species have evolved means of limiting their losses – Examples: seasonally migrating to a better climate or entering a period of dormancy when conditions deteriorate ...
ap ecology review sheet
... 2. You should be familiar with abiotic factors that affect more local patterns of variability in terrestrial biomes and aquatic ecosystems. 3. You should be knowledgeable of the abiotic and biotic (mainly vegetative) character of the earth’s terrestrial biomes, and be able to compare and contrast th ...
... 2. You should be familiar with abiotic factors that affect more local patterns of variability in terrestrial biomes and aquatic ecosystems. 3. You should be knowledgeable of the abiotic and biotic (mainly vegetative) character of the earth’s terrestrial biomes, and be able to compare and contrast th ...
Competition It`s a struggle, a fight, two entities opposing each other
... time to avoid competition and the changes have become incorporated in their life histories. The most awesome thing about evolution is that it never stops! As the environment changes and new stressors are added to an ecosystem, that pressure influences organisms to change, thus making them better com ...
... time to avoid competition and the changes have become incorporated in their life histories. The most awesome thing about evolution is that it never stops! As the environment changes and new stressors are added to an ecosystem, that pressure influences organisms to change, thus making them better com ...
C:\Users\Jon Stallins\Desktop\Biotic interactions.wpd
... we are tempted to attribute the whole effect to its direct action. But this is a very false view: we forget that each species, even where it most abounds, is constantly suffering enormous destruction at some period of its life, from enemies or from competitors for the same place and food; and if th ...
... we are tempted to attribute the whole effect to its direct action. But this is a very false view: we forget that each species, even where it most abounds, is constantly suffering enormous destruction at some period of its life, from enemies or from competitors for the same place and food; and if th ...
Ecology Notes Part 1 for Ecology Test 1
... Discuss with your table partner: Identify an animal species that is a specialist and one that is a generalist. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each strategy? Fill in your answers on the next 2 slides. ...
... Discuss with your table partner: Identify an animal species that is a specialist and one that is a generalist. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each strategy? Fill in your answers on the next 2 slides. ...
Interactions Among Living Things
... • how it obtains food • other organisms that use the organism as food • when and how it reproduces • any physical characteristics required to survive ...
... • how it obtains food • other organisms that use the organism as food • when and how it reproduces • any physical characteristics required to survive ...
Ecology Unit readings
... Changing on factor in an ecosystem can affect many other factors Producers provide energy for all the other organisms in an ecosystem Energy is transferred from one level of feeding to another level Water, carbon and other compounds/elements are cycled through the environment An energy pyr ...
... Changing on factor in an ecosystem can affect many other factors Producers provide energy for all the other organisms in an ecosystem Energy is transferred from one level of feeding to another level Water, carbon and other compounds/elements are cycled through the environment An energy pyr ...
7th of 7 Review Packets
... massed before and after 3 days of caterpillar consumption. Biomass (dry/wet) and energy constant were used to calculate how much energy from plant was used in cell respiration and how much was lost as water. PLANT ENERGY CONSUMED PER INDVIDUAL (plant change in biomass )- ENERGY PRODUCTION PER INDIVD ...
... massed before and after 3 days of caterpillar consumption. Biomass (dry/wet) and energy constant were used to calculate how much energy from plant was used in cell respiration and how much was lost as water. PLANT ENERGY CONSUMED PER INDVIDUAL (plant change in biomass )- ENERGY PRODUCTION PER INDIVD ...
natural selection
... What happens to a population when this gap between population density and resource availability gets wider? ...
... What happens to a population when this gap between population density and resource availability gets wider? ...
7th of 7 Review Packets
... massed before and after 3 days of caterpillar consumption. Biomass (dry/wet) and energy constant were used to calculate how much energy from plant was used in cell respiration and how much was lost as water. PLANT ENERGY CONSUMED PER INDVIDUAL (plant change in biomass )- ENERGY PRODUCTION PER INDIVD ...
... massed before and after 3 days of caterpillar consumption. Biomass (dry/wet) and energy constant were used to calculate how much energy from plant was used in cell respiration and how much was lost as water. PLANT ENERGY CONSUMED PER INDVIDUAL (plant change in biomass )- ENERGY PRODUCTION PER INDIVD ...