Population Dynamics
... ** A single bacteria cell can increase to 4,720,000,000,000,000,000,000 bacteria cell in just one day if allowed to reproduce exponentially. 2. Exponential growth is expressed as a J-graph. ...
... ** A single bacteria cell can increase to 4,720,000,000,000,000,000,000 bacteria cell in just one day if allowed to reproduce exponentially. 2. Exponential growth is expressed as a J-graph. ...
Chapter 54: Community Ecology
... Which category above includes the other three? Note that other texts may define this term jf more narrowly. S ...
... Which category above includes the other three? Note that other texts may define this term jf more narrowly. S ...
Chapter 4.1 and 4.2
... Habitat vs. Niche • Habitat – describes the organism’s environment • Niche – describes how the organism interacts with its environment – Includes both biological and physical conditions in which an organism lives and how the organism uses those conditions for survival – It can include its place in ...
... Habitat vs. Niche • Habitat – describes the organism’s environment • Niche – describes how the organism interacts with its environment – Includes both biological and physical conditions in which an organism lives and how the organism uses those conditions for survival – It can include its place in ...
Organismal and Community Ecology
... sleeps, forages, etc. In short, everything that defines its natural history. Two species can never occupy exactly the same ecological niche, or one will eventually become extinct. However, the niches of different species may overlap to some degree. When this happens, interspecific (i.e., between spe ...
... sleeps, forages, etc. In short, everything that defines its natural history. Two species can never occupy exactly the same ecological niche, or one will eventually become extinct. However, the niches of different species may overlap to some degree. When this happens, interspecific (i.e., between spe ...
CASE STUDY: CANE TOADS
... • PREREPRODUCTIVE AGE - Not mature enough to reproduce • REPRODUCTIVE AGE ...
... • PREREPRODUCTIVE AGE - Not mature enough to reproduce • REPRODUCTIVE AGE ...
Unit 2: Multi-cellular organisms
... 12. Attempts are made to balance the adverse effects of INTENSIVE farming by using GM crops and employing BIOLOGICAL control as alternatives to the use of pesticides. Biological control is the reduction of a pest population by the introduction of one of its natural ENEMIES. ...
... 12. Attempts are made to balance the adverse effects of INTENSIVE farming by using GM crops and employing BIOLOGICAL control as alternatives to the use of pesticides. Biological control is the reduction of a pest population by the introduction of one of its natural ENEMIES. ...
Organism
... adapted to their environment are most likely to survive and reproduce The behaviors and physical characteristics that allow organisms to live successfully in their environments. The role an organism plays in its habitat ...
... adapted to their environment are most likely to survive and reproduce The behaviors and physical characteristics that allow organisms to live successfully in their environments. The role an organism plays in its habitat ...
Chapter 4 Notes
... b. The type of food it eats. c. The physical conditions needed for survival. d. When and how it reproduces. 2. Species cannot share niches in the same habitat. C. Community Interactions 1. Competition occurs when organisms attempt to use the same ecological resource at the same time. a. Resources in ...
... b. The type of food it eats. c. The physical conditions needed for survival. d. When and how it reproduces. 2. Species cannot share niches in the same habitat. C. Community Interactions 1. Competition occurs when organisms attempt to use the same ecological resource at the same time. a. Resources in ...
Ecology Mini-Exam #1 Name
... available resources increase, parental investment in individual offspring decreases, but overall investment in all offspring increases. 10. Compare and contrast the life histories of Panamint kangaroo rats and Pinyon mice. They are the same in that both species try to maximize inclusive fitness. Th ...
... available resources increase, parental investment in individual offspring decreases, but overall investment in all offspring increases. 10. Compare and contrast the life histories of Panamint kangaroo rats and Pinyon mice. They are the same in that both species try to maximize inclusive fitness. Th ...
Outline Community Ecology and Ecosystems
... restrict species distribution. 3. Describe the factors (especially abiotic factors) that affect the distribution of plant species within an environment, including temperature, availability of water and light, soil pH, and mineral nutrients. 4. Describe the biotic and abiotic factors that affect the ...
... restrict species distribution. 3. Describe the factors (especially abiotic factors) that affect the distribution of plant species within an environment, including temperature, availability of water and light, soil pH, and mineral nutrients. 4. Describe the biotic and abiotic factors that affect the ...
and plants - St. Olaf Pages
... kinds of interactions between organisms by their effect on both members of the interacting pair… Is the interaction positive in terms of survival and reproduction or negative? What kind of an interaction might be bad for both members of the interaction (have a negative affect on survival and reprodu ...
... kinds of interactions between organisms by their effect on both members of the interacting pair… Is the interaction positive in terms of survival and reproduction or negative? What kind of an interaction might be bad for both members of the interaction (have a negative affect on survival and reprodu ...
What is a population?
... descendants in 750 years….but have one at a time, gestate 20+ months, nurse 4+ years, 15 when mature, raise 1 at a time; even if live to be 100 – only have a couple kids ...
... descendants in 750 years….but have one at a time, gestate 20+ months, nurse 4+ years, 15 when mature, raise 1 at a time; even if live to be 100 – only have a couple kids ...
Unit 5
... greatly influences the water chemistry, which in turn influences the plants and animals. The type of substrate influences what animals can attach or burrow in intertidal zones. Describe how environmental changes may produce behavioral, physiological, morphological, or adaptive responses in organisms ...
... greatly influences the water chemistry, which in turn influences the plants and animals. The type of substrate influences what animals can attach or burrow in intertidal zones. Describe how environmental changes may produce behavioral, physiological, morphological, or adaptive responses in organisms ...
Document
... Know and be able to give examples of the five sources of evidence that support the theory of evolution. ...
... Know and be able to give examples of the five sources of evidence that support the theory of evolution. ...
Community Ecology - Effingham County Schools
... by inefficiency of energy transfer (only about 10%) from one trophic level to the next – Dynamic stability hypothesis – suggests that short food chains are more stable than long ones because an environmental disruption that reduces production at lower levels will be magnified at higher trophic level ...
... by inefficiency of energy transfer (only about 10%) from one trophic level to the next – Dynamic stability hypothesis – suggests that short food chains are more stable than long ones because an environmental disruption that reduces production at lower levels will be magnified at higher trophic level ...
File
... 14. To be sure that you have a solid understanding of what a food chain consists of, label the following on the food chain below: top predator, producer, primary consumer, secondary consumer. ...
... 14. To be sure that you have a solid understanding of what a food chain consists of, label the following on the food chain below: top predator, producer, primary consumer, secondary consumer. ...
Chapter 5 Notes
... • Birthrate vs. death rate – Higher birthrate – population grows – Higher death rate – population shrinks – Equal rates – zero growth ...
... • Birthrate vs. death rate – Higher birthrate – population grows – Higher death rate – population shrinks – Equal rates – zero growth ...
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... introduced to some other ideas in a field course at Oxford by Charles Elton, particularly that interspecific competition was important. So without telling my major professor, who was safely out of sight up in Glasgow while I was on the Isle of Cumbrae, I started a secret side project on interspecifi ...
... introduced to some other ideas in a field course at Oxford by Charles Elton, particularly that interspecific competition was important. So without telling my major professor, who was safely out of sight up in Glasgow while I was on the Isle of Cumbrae, I started a secret side project on interspecifi ...
Populations
... Clumped: most common, groups, seen when certain areas offer better conditions than others Uniform: dispersed equally, due to competition Random: rare, unpredictable, seen with plants ...
... Clumped: most common, groups, seen when certain areas offer better conditions than others Uniform: dispersed equally, due to competition Random: rare, unpredictable, seen with plants ...
Midterm Review Sheet
... 1. What is the “tragedy of the commons”? 2. Describe the two processes by which most water moves into the atmosphere. 3. Would all the different kinds of organisms in a pond be considered a population or a community? Explain. 4. For each of the levels of ecological organization, state whether it con ...
... 1. What is the “tragedy of the commons”? 2. Describe the two processes by which most water moves into the atmosphere. 3. Would all the different kinds of organisms in a pond be considered a population or a community? Explain. 4. For each of the levels of ecological organization, state whether it con ...