Limiting factors
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Vocab
Trophic levels
Invasive species
100
What is anything that constrains a population's size and slows or stops it from growing?
Limiting factor
100
What year did we have the most annual tree loss?
2016
100
A close, long-term relationship between two or more different species
Symbiosis
100
What is the snake considered on this food web?
Apex predator
100
A non-native organism (plant, animal, or disease) that spreads and can cause harm to the environment, economy, or human health in an area where it is not native is called what?
Invasive species
200
Resource availability is apart of what type of limiting factor?
Density-Dependent
200
What day did the population start to increase?
Day 11
200
A mosquito is an example of what type of symbiosis?
Parasitism
200
Where is all of the arrows leading to?
Decomposer
200
Name two examples of invasive species
answers will varry
300
Competition for resources (like food, water, or space) is what?
Density-Dependent
300
What was the main reason for fawn deaths in Colorado?
Death by lack of food
300
What is the deterioration of the environment through depletion of resources?
Environmental Degradation
300
How many apex predators are there?
2
300
Why is an invasive species so impactful?
Answers will varry
400
This kind of extreme weather, like a heatwave or a deep freeze, can affect an entire population regardless of how crowded it is.
Temperature change
400
What year did the invasive species start to overtake the native species?
2010
400
The maximum number of individuals of a species that the environment can sustainably support over time is?
Carrying capacity
400
Name one tertiary consumer
Seal, otter, anyone in the 4th circle (Biggest circle)
400
This climbing vine, sometimes called “the vine that ate the South,” grows super fast and can smother trees, power lines, and buildings in the southeastern U.S.
Kudzu vine
500
This type of natural disaster can wipe out a population no matter how big or small it is—making it a great example of a density-independent limiting factor.
Hurricane
500
What is the y axis say about the amount and what species has the most spread out damage cost?
Billions of us dollars, Aedes spp.
500
What type of symbiosis is where one benefits while the other doesnt but DOES NOT get harmed.
Commensalism
500
How many producers are there? How many Apex predators are there?
6 producers, and 3 apex predators
500
These fast-breeding fish from Asia can leap out of the water when startled and have taken over many U.S. rivers, making it hard for native fish to survive.
Asian Carp