Ch.2-1 PPT - Nicholas County Schools
... organism's environment – Factors might include: temperature, air or water currents, sunlight, soil type, rainfall, or available nutrients – Organisms are adapted to surviving in the abiotic factors that are present in their natural environment. • If placed in a different environment, they might die ...
... organism's environment – Factors might include: temperature, air or water currents, sunlight, soil type, rainfall, or available nutrients – Organisms are adapted to surviving in the abiotic factors that are present in their natural environment. • If placed in a different environment, they might die ...
Kelp Forests
... -Tidal currents can be very strong -Water column is generally mixed; nutrients are also brought in by rivers -Waters over the continental shelf are highly productive so there is more food for the benthos. -There is sufficient light for plants ...
... -Tidal currents can be very strong -Water column is generally mixed; nutrients are also brought in by rivers -Waters over the continental shelf are highly productive so there is more food for the benthos. -There is sufficient light for plants ...
Michigan’s Aquatic Invasive Species Program and Management Plan update
... • Compete with native species for food and habitat or directly harm native species. – Effect diversity and abundance of native species – Alter foodweb ...
... • Compete with native species for food and habitat or directly harm native species. – Effect diversity and abundance of native species – Alter foodweb ...
Decomposers: The end and the beginning
... – resource is exhausted at the end – regular progression of species through that resource – unidirectional process of succession • this is the case for all successional processes ...
... – resource is exhausted at the end – regular progression of species through that resource – unidirectional process of succession • this is the case for all successional processes ...
Click here for Final Jeopardy
... Examples include predators, microbial disease, or the amount of producers in an ecosystem. ...
... Examples include predators, microbial disease, or the amount of producers in an ecosystem. ...
habitat - Glow Blogs
... Cactus plants have adapted to this environment by employing the following mechanisms: ◦ Leaves have been reduced to spines to limit water loss via evaporation because of the smaller surface area ◦ Root network is extensive to absorb water when it does rain ◦ The green stem of the plant has a thick, ...
... Cactus plants have adapted to this environment by employing the following mechanisms: ◦ Leaves have been reduced to spines to limit water loss via evaporation because of the smaller surface area ◦ Root network is extensive to absorb water when it does rain ◦ The green stem of the plant has a thick, ...
acid rain Precipitation containing higher than normal amounts of
... The process in which the concentration of a substance taken in by an organism increases faster than the rate at which the organism can remove it. biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) A measure of organic content in water, given by the amount of dissolved oxygen consumed by aquatic organisms as they break ...
... The process in which the concentration of a substance taken in by an organism increases faster than the rate at which the organism can remove it. biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) A measure of organic content in water, given by the amount of dissolved oxygen consumed by aquatic organisms as they break ...
Benchmark SC.912.L.17.5
... High complexity benchmarks make heavy demands on student thinking. Students must engage in more abstract reasoning, planning, analysis, judgment, and creative thought. These benchmarks require students to think in an abstract and sophisticated way, often involving multiple steps. Skills related to h ...
... High complexity benchmarks make heavy demands on student thinking. Students must engage in more abstract reasoning, planning, analysis, judgment, and creative thought. These benchmarks require students to think in an abstract and sophisticated way, often involving multiple steps. Skills related to h ...
Name: Period : _____ Jaguar Review #11 1. Which two ch
... D. They change heat energy into water energy. 7. What interaction between organisms would be described as parasitic? A. a mosquito feeding on the blood of a dog B. a bee gathering nectar and pollen from a flower C. a cleaner shrimp picking dead skin off a large fish D. a nonpoisonous snake mimicking ...
... D. They change heat energy into water energy. 7. What interaction between organisms would be described as parasitic? A. a mosquito feeding on the blood of a dog B. a bee gathering nectar and pollen from a flower C. a cleaner shrimp picking dead skin off a large fish D. a nonpoisonous snake mimicking ...
AME Herbivory Lecture - DISL Sharepoint Site
... • Such plants should invest heavily in generalized defenses that are effective against a broad range of herbivores – Polyphenolics (tannins) might fill this role by acting as digestibility reducers that allowed little counteradaptation by herbivores. Tannins were termed quantitative defenses because ...
... • Such plants should invest heavily in generalized defenses that are effective against a broad range of herbivores – Polyphenolics (tannins) might fill this role by acting as digestibility reducers that allowed little counteradaptation by herbivores. Tannins were termed quantitative defenses because ...
Ecology Unit Study Guide Levels of organization Organism
... Consumers : Must “eat” or ingest other organisms for energy. They use this food in the process of respiration, C6H12O6 + 6O2 6CO2 + 6H2O which releases energy from food. There are three classes of consumers: herbivores eat plants, carnivores eat other animals, omnivores eat everything. Decomposers ...
... Consumers : Must “eat” or ingest other organisms for energy. They use this food in the process of respiration, C6H12O6 + 6O2 6CO2 + 6H2O which releases energy from food. There are three classes of consumers: herbivores eat plants, carnivores eat other animals, omnivores eat everything. Decomposers ...
SOIL ECOLOGY TERMS° actinomycetes: A large group of bacteria
... SOIL ECOLOGY TERMS° actinomycetes: A large group of bacteria that grow in long filaments that are too small to see without magnification. Actinomycetes generate the smell of “healthy soil,” and are important in decomposing cellulose, chitin, and other hardto-decompose compounds, especially at higher ...
... SOIL ECOLOGY TERMS° actinomycetes: A large group of bacteria that grow in long filaments that are too small to see without magnification. Actinomycetes generate the smell of “healthy soil,” and are important in decomposing cellulose, chitin, and other hardto-decompose compounds, especially at higher ...
FOOD WEB
... • A group of organisms that can use the energy in sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide into Glucose (food) • Autotrophs are also called Producers because they produce all of the food that heterotrophs use • Without autotrophs, there would be no life on this planet • Ex. Plants and Algae ...
... • A group of organisms that can use the energy in sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide into Glucose (food) • Autotrophs are also called Producers because they produce all of the food that heterotrophs use • Without autotrophs, there would be no life on this planet • Ex. Plants and Algae ...
The Marine Realm - GTU e
... of the sunlight and the albedo • In the high latitudes, the sun hits at a low angle and therefore the unit energy of sunlight is spread over a large crosssectional area of the earth’s surface. In the tropics, the sun hits directly and therefore is much more concentrated ...
... of the sunlight and the albedo • In the high latitudes, the sun hits at a low angle and therefore the unit energy of sunlight is spread over a large crosssectional area of the earth’s surface. In the tropics, the sun hits directly and therefore is much more concentrated ...
Biogeography & Biodiversity
... • Reflect adaptations of the dominant plant forms to regional climate • Abundance of trees, shrubs, and grasses • Leaf types – Relative allocations of carbon above and below ground – Adaptations to moisture, temperature, nutrients ...
... • Reflect adaptations of the dominant plant forms to regional climate • Abundance of trees, shrubs, and grasses • Leaf types – Relative allocations of carbon above and below ground – Adaptations to moisture, temperature, nutrients ...
The Animal Kingdom
... Kingdom Eubacteria (“true bacteria”) • cell wall contains peptidoglycan • includes most of the bacteria that affects our daily life including…. tetanus, strep throat, tooth decay, E. coli, salmonella, botulism, lyme disease, syphilis, and many more…. • some capable of chemosynthesis, some photosynt ...
... Kingdom Eubacteria (“true bacteria”) • cell wall contains peptidoglycan • includes most of the bacteria that affects our daily life including…. tetanus, strep throat, tooth decay, E. coli, salmonella, botulism, lyme disease, syphilis, and many more…. • some capable of chemosynthesis, some photosynt ...