Describing Populations
___________________ is the number of organisms an ecosystem can stably sustain over time
Carrying capacity
_________ is the amount of energy that is transferred from one trophic level to another.
10% rule
Ecological Footprint
The measure of demand a person or community has on the environment's natural resources
Transform plate boundary
Plates slide past each other
Deep sleep like state for animals in winter
Hibernation
What is the method of estimating population where scientists capture individuals to tag them and then they are released? Scientists calculate the number of recaptured individuals.
Mark and Recapture
Survival of the fittest
The most adaptable to change are most likely to survive
This distinguishes a nonrenewable resource from a renewable resource
How quickly/ slowly they replenish
Subatomic particle with a negative charge
Electron
Receives 6.6 feet of rain a year
Tropical Rain Forest
Random, Uniform, Clumped
Types of population distribution
Mollusks cling for safety on the turtles. The turtle is not harmed or helped
Commensalism
Long term stored carbon is released by
Burning of fossil fuels
The mantle and crust make
The Lithosphere
The biome we live in
Chaparral
Environments can only hold so much food, water and space
Limiting factors
When a fire wipes out an ecosystem, leaving only rock and soil
Secondary Succession
Population growth leads to the overuse and destruction of resources
Tragedy of the Commons
Nickle and Iron make up this layer
Earth's outer core
Characteristics of deciduous trees
stops photosynthesis in the fall and loose their leaves in the winter
An age structure diagram that is even throughout represents
A Stable population
Can easily adapt to environmental changes
Generalist species
A plant based diet, recycling and reducing car usage are examples of
How to lower your ecological footprint
Mass number
the number of protons and neutrons
Plant adaptations of succulents in the desert
Thick waxy leaves prevent water loss