Definitions
The branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings.
What is Ecology?
The dominant type of plant life in a biome.
What is a climax community?
The number of individuals of the same species living within a specific geographical area.
What is Population Size?
Any factor limiting the size of a population whose effect is dependent on the number of individuals in the population.
What are Density Dependent Factors?
This killer from John Carpenters' 1978 cult classic shares a name with 2001's Shrek voice actor.
Who is Michael Myers?
All of the organisms of all the interacting populations in a given area.
What is a community?
This biome has plant life including lichens like reindeer moss, true mosses, and low stunted shrubs.
What is the Tundra?
The number of individuals per unit of volume or area.
What is Population Density?
Individuals of different populations fighting for resources - driving evolutionary change.
What is Interspecific Competition?
What is Monster High?
A series of feeding (trophic) levels through which matter (food) and energy pass.
What is a food chain?
This biomes climate is characterized by long cold winters with short, cool summers.
What is the Boreal Forest?
A line or long, rectangular area that can be used to sample populations.
What is a transect?
When species that are not poisonous or dangerous have colors that resemble a more dangerous species - giving these organisms a sense of protection.
What is mimicry?
This actress has slayed the big screen, starring in films like Scream 6 and Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice.
Who is Jenna Ortega?
A transition area between two biomes where two communities meet and integrate.
What is an ecotone?
Much of this biome is used for agriculture.
What is the grasslands?
This population distribution sees organisms grouped together for social interaction, mating, or safety.
What is a Clumped Distribution?
When one organism benefits from a relationship; but the other organism is harmed.
What is Parasitism?
A green and teal mover that kept that gang going from haunted house to haunted house (I just hope you packed Scooby Snacks!)
What is the Mystery Machine
All ecosystems and their interactions on Earth.
What is a biosphere?
This biome has rich, fertile soil thanks to its climax community (which loses its leaves every fall).
What is the temperate deciduous forest?
This is the equation to calculate population change.
Change in Population= (Births + Immigration) - (Deaths + Emigration)
Plants, animals and microorganisms existing in habitats beyond their natural distribution.
What is an Invasive Species?
Before the iconic Pumpkin Carving tradition, people would celebrate All Hallow's Eve by carving this root vegetable.
What is a turnip?