Biome Bananza
Population Ecology
Levels of Organization
Trophic Trophy
Misc.
100
This biome gets the most annual rain
tropical rain forest
100
An increase in mates, but also an increase in competition is an example of what type of density?
High population density
100
All of the biotic organisms that live on North's campus would be an example of a...
Community
100
What 2 names do we call organisms that make their own food?
Autotrophs & Producers
100
What is permafrost?
frozen layer of soil
200
Most of Europe is this biome
Temperate Forest
200
What type of growth is shown by a "j-curve"
Exponential Growth
200
A group of individuals of a given species that live in a specific geographic area at a given time
Population
200
An animal that eats both plants and meat is called?
Omnivore
200
what is the biggest influence of a biome?
rain
300
Located everywhere except Antarctica
Grasslands
300
What is carrying capacity?
Maximum number of individuals that an environment can sustain
300
What is a biome?
A set of ecosystems sharing similar characteristics
300
The study of how biotic and abiotic factors interact is called?
Ecology
400
Most of Canada is this biome
Boreal Forest or Taiga
400
What type of distribution is the most common?
Clumped
400
organism’s use of resources and functional role in a community is called?
Niche
400
What is another name for a consumer?
Heterotroph
400
How much energy is transferred between trophic levels?
10%
500
Gets more rain than a desert, but less than a dry forest. Has distinct rainy season
Savannah
500
Number of organisms leaving an environment is called?
Emmigration
500
What is a habitat?
The specific environment in which an organism lives
500
What is a detrivore?
feeds on dead/decomposing matter
500
What is fitness---in ecology?
Likeliness of reproduction
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