Responses to the Environment
True or False: Cooperative behavior tends to increase the fitness of the individual and the survival of the population
True
Name 2 examples of endotherms
Humans, Dogs, Bears, Penguins, Most mammals and Birds
True or False: Biotic factors are nonliving factors
False
True or False: Mutualism is an interaction between 2 species where both species benefit
True
What consumes primary producers?
Primary Consumers
A genetically hardwired behavior or action
A behavior or reaction that develops during an organism's life as a result of life experience and environmental influence
Innate behavior
Learned behavior
Name 2 examples of ectotherms
Iguanas, Rattlesnakes, Most fish, Most reptiles, and Invertebrates
True or False: Abiotic Factors are nonliving factors
True
Interaction between 2 organisms of the same species
Interaction between 2 organisms of a different species
Intraspecific Interaction
Interspecific Interaction
What consumes primary consumers?
Secondary Consumers
Name 2 examples of innate behavior
Spiders spinning a web, Birds building a nest, Caterpillar making a cocoon, Dolphin leaping out of the water, Reflexes
True or False: The larger the organism the higher the metabolic rate
False
Name 3 examples of density dependent limiting factors
Competition, Predation, Disease and Parasites, Waste, Psychology or Behavioral Changes, Availability of Resources
Name the 4 types of symbiosis
Mutualism, Commensalism, Competition, and Predation/Herbivory/Parasitism
Organisms at the top of a food chain and don't have any natural predators are called
Apex Predators
Name 3 different types of communication or signals
Pheromones, Auditory cues, Visual cues, and Tactile cues
Name the two types of autotrophs
Photosynthetic Autotrophs and Chemosynthetic Autotrophs
Name 3 examples of Density Independent Limiting Factors
Natural Disasters, Severe Weather, and Pollution
What is the base of every food chain or web?
Primary Producers
A species that have a disproportionate effect on an ecosystem relative to their abundance in the ecosystem
When these species are removed, the ecosystem often collapses
Keystone Species
Name 4 reasons why organisms communicate
Indicate/Establish dominance, Find food, Establish territory, and Establish reproductive success
Name the 3 primary reasons organisms use energy
Maintain organization, grow, and reproduce
Carrying Capacity is
Name 3 factors that affect carrying capacity
The number of organisms that an ecosystem that sustainably support
Availability of food, Availability of water, Atmosphere quality, and Space for shelter/habitat
How much energy is passed when going up each trophic level?
10%
90% of the energy lost when going up a trophic level turns into this
Heat