Trophic levels
How many trophic levels are there?
4-5
What is an example of a limiting factor that is not top, down nor is it bottom up?
Fire
What is the definition of ecology?
the study of ecosystems.
What is the main difference between the total population and a sample count?
Sample count is only the number of animals is=n a certain area.
what is the 2nd trophic level?
Primary consumer
What is a bottom-up factor?
They limit a population by reducing access to their resources.
what is a density-dependent limiting factor
availability of resources.
In counting, what is a transect area
The area which they will be surveying.
Give us an example of a tertiary consumer
Lion, wolf, Cheeta, Hawk, Shark, etc.
Example of a top down factor
Diseases, hunting.
what type of graph is the one below?
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Linear
what did the strips represent from the elephant population model?
the area of which they are counting the population.
How much energy is lost in transferring up a trophic level?
90%
is Parasitism density dependent
no
What is carrying capacity?
The maximum population that a habitat can sustain.
what are the four major types of graphs?
linear, logistic, geometric, and exponential.
What trophic level has the most energy
Producer
how many factors are there?
2
What are the two types of limiting factors related density.
density dependent and density independent.
How do you count populations from an airplane if there are massive herds?
Take pictures and count the population within the pictures.