Midterm Final Review
... Species diversity = species richness (the number of different species they contain), and the relative abundance of each species. • Dominant species: has the highest biomass or is the most abundant in the community • Keystone species: exert control on community structure by their important ecological ...
... Species diversity = species richness (the number of different species they contain), and the relative abundance of each species. • Dominant species: has the highest biomass or is the most abundant in the community • Keystone species: exert control on community structure by their important ecological ...
Biology Reporting Category 5: Interdependence within
... Plants, algae Animals Water, weather, temperature Animals, Plants, Fungi, Bacteria ...
... Plants, algae Animals Water, weather, temperature Animals, Plants, Fungi, Bacteria ...
File
... protect them from larger fish. The clownfish benefit, and nothing happens to the sea anemones. ...
... protect them from larger fish. The clownfish benefit, and nothing happens to the sea anemones. ...
The fate and behaviour of NORM with respect to - EAN-NORM
... Commission concerns itself with mankind’s environment only with regard to the transfer of radionuclides through the environment, since this directly affects the radiological protection of man „ ...
... Commission concerns itself with mankind’s environment only with regard to the transfer of radionuclides through the environment, since this directly affects the radiological protection of man „ ...
ppt
... D. Modeling the Spatial Structure of Populations 3. Landscape Model Subpopulations inhabit patches of different habitat quality, so there are ‘source’ populations with surplus populations that disperse to populations in lower quality patches (‘sinks’). However, the quality of the patches is ALSO af ...
... D. Modeling the Spatial Structure of Populations 3. Landscape Model Subpopulations inhabit patches of different habitat quality, so there are ‘source’ populations with surplus populations that disperse to populations in lower quality patches (‘sinks’). However, the quality of the patches is ALSO af ...
plants - coachpbiology
... 14. Read the paragraph in Figure 6. Over the next few years, the rabbit population will probably A. remain relatively constant due to equal birth and death rates. B. die out due to inbreeding. C. increase until the food supply runs low. D. decrease as the number of rabbits per litter decreases. 15. ...
... 14. Read the paragraph in Figure 6. Over the next few years, the rabbit population will probably A. remain relatively constant due to equal birth and death rates. B. die out due to inbreeding. C. increase until the food supply runs low. D. decrease as the number of rabbits per litter decreases. 15. ...
Species Interactions
... Competitive exclusion is when one species is eliminated as a result of competing for the same limited resource. Character displacement is when competitors evolve niche differences or anatomical differences that lessen the intensity of competition. The difference is often greatest where the competito ...
... Competitive exclusion is when one species is eliminated as a result of competing for the same limited resource. Character displacement is when competitors evolve niche differences or anatomical differences that lessen the intensity of competition. The difference is often greatest where the competito ...
Charles Schutte 11/18/2005 The Search for a Mechanism of
... may be relatively small for insect herbivores like the leaf-miners that are frequently specialists in a highly diverse and heterogeneous landscape. Competition kernels are a measure of the strength of competition experienced by an individual due to the number of neighbors it has, and how close these ...
... may be relatively small for insect herbivores like the leaf-miners that are frequently specialists in a highly diverse and heterogeneous landscape. Competition kernels are a measure of the strength of competition experienced by an individual due to the number of neighbors it has, and how close these ...
populations - Ms. Leyda`s Homepage
... d. Graph example: Notice: as time goes on, population increases then hits a limit and levels off. This limit is the carrying capacity for that population. ...
... d. Graph example: Notice: as time goes on, population increases then hits a limit and levels off. This limit is the carrying capacity for that population. ...
1.7.populationsandresources_review
... area. Question: The number of new births is estimated at 200 young making the total population close to 2000 birds. If only 50 have been hunted and 50 die from natural causes how many birds can we expect in the next year if no immigration or emigration occurs? Answer: Births= 200; deaths= 100; ...
... area. Question: The number of new births is estimated at 200 young making the total population close to 2000 birds. If only 50 have been hunted and 50 die from natural causes how many birds can we expect in the next year if no immigration or emigration occurs? Answer: Births= 200; deaths= 100; ...
What Shapes an Ecosystem?
... – the role or place and position a species has in its environment. ...
... – the role or place and position a species has in its environment. ...
POPULATION DYNAMICS
... reproductive time lag period needed for birth rates to fall and death rates to rise • have a dieback or crash – unless organisms can move or switch to new resources – Easter island is an example of this ...
... reproductive time lag period needed for birth rates to fall and death rates to rise • have a dieback or crash – unless organisms can move or switch to new resources – Easter island is an example of this ...
key - Scioly.org
... B. are good dispersers and colonizers of new habitats. C. are slow to mature. D. have long life spans. E. are adapted to stable environments 10. Consider the life of the praying mantis. The large predatory female lays several hundred eggs in a foam mass in the fall. The young are most vulnerable whe ...
... B. are good dispersers and colonizers of new habitats. C. are slow to mature. D. have long life spans. E. are adapted to stable environments 10. Consider the life of the praying mantis. The large predatory female lays several hundred eggs in a foam mass in the fall. The young are most vulnerable whe ...
Ecology Unit Book HW (2016)
... 4. Distinguish among the following roles played by species and give one example of each; native species, nonnative species, indicator species, keystone species. Explain why these labels are important. 5. Define succession. Distinguish between primary and secondary succession. List four categories su ...
... 4. Distinguish among the following roles played by species and give one example of each; native species, nonnative species, indicator species, keystone species. Explain why these labels are important. 5. Define succession. Distinguish between primary and secondary succession. List four categories su ...
Dec 13 - University of San Diego
... Variation at lower trophic levels produces variation at higher trophic levels ...
... Variation at lower trophic levels produces variation at higher trophic levels ...
Competition
... number of individuals of each species that can coexist at equilibrium. When the L-V equations are given various values and graphed, a very informative series of figures can be generated (plotting number of species 2 vs. species 1). (See handout.) The space within a figure represents a combination of ...
... number of individuals of each species that can coexist at equilibrium. When the L-V equations are given various values and graphed, a very informative series of figures can be generated (plotting number of species 2 vs. species 1). (See handout.) The space within a figure represents a combination of ...
1. Define Species and Population and list 2 characteristics of each
... population of wasps in the spring is much smaller until the queen wasp lays eggs. By the end of the summer the wasp eggs have hatched and the population increases significantly. Ants form a pattern in space and form a pattern in spring and summer because ants work together to locate a food source an ...
... population of wasps in the spring is much smaller until the queen wasp lays eggs. By the end of the summer the wasp eggs have hatched and the population increases significantly. Ants form a pattern in space and form a pattern in spring and summer because ants work together to locate a food source an ...
Chap 13 - CRCBiologyY11
... hemi-parasitism – the parasite obtains some nutrients from the host, but can also make its own food (e.g. mistletoe species) ...
... hemi-parasitism – the parasite obtains some nutrients from the host, but can also make its own food (e.g. mistletoe species) ...