Biotic or Abiotic?
Grass and rocks
Biotic/Abiotic
An oxpecker bird eats parasitic insects off of a mammal
Mutualism
What is the name of the role organism A plays in the ecosystem?
Primary consumer
What type of growth is depicted in this graph?
Exponential growth
What is the dependent variable in the graph shown?
Microbial richness
Kangaroo and baby
Biotic/Biotic
Flea takes a blood meal from a mammal
Parasitism
What is the name of the role organism C plays in the ecosystem?
Tertiary consumer
What vocabulary word is depicted by the red dotted line?
Carrying capacity
What is/are the independent variable(s) in the graph displayed?
Treatments: burned or unburned, control or fertilized
Pond water and protozoa in the water
Abiotic/Biotic
A bird builds a nest on a tree branch
Commensalism
What is the name of the role that organism F plays in the ecosystem?
Producer
What type of growth is depicted by this graph?
Logistical growth
What is the microbial richness of the unburned control treatment?
7200
Sunlight and atmospheric gasses
Abiotic/Abiotic
A deer grazes on grass
Herbivory
What is the name of the role that organism B plays in the ecosystem?
Secondary consumer
What type of growth is represented by an S shaped curve?
Logistical growth
What time points show a significant difference between one another?
Points 1 and 2 are significantly different from one another
Flower with bee collecting pollen (three factors)
Biotic/Biotic/Biotic
A lion hunts and kills a zebra
Predation
What is the role that organism E plays in the ecosystem?
Decomposer
What type of growth is represented by a J shaped curve?
Exponential growth
What is the dependent variable in the graph displayed?
FoxP3+ cells (%)