Fill in the Blank #1
____________ ______________ is the number of organisms of a particular species that can survive with the amount of resources available at a particular time.
Carrying capacity
When more than one individual or population tries to use the same limited resources _______________ occurs.
competition
What happens to predator numbers as prey numbers decrease?
They decrease.
What may animals and plants compete over?
Resources or limited resources
When is the science quiz?
Friday
Environmental interactions include the relationships between the biotic and __________ factors in an ecosystem.
abiotic
A __________ __________ is a series of overlapping food chains that show the path of energy among organisms.
food web
What is carrying capacity?
The number of organisms of a particular species than can survive with the amount of resources available at a particular time.
What is a food web?
A series of overlapping food chains that show the path of energy among organisms.
Is soil composition a limiting factor?
Yes
As prey numbers decrease, predator numbers __________, because there is less food available.
decrease
Competition between two different organisms is called ____________________.
interspecific
What are 5 limiting factors?
Light, shelter, temperature, soil composition, and water.
What is intraspecific competition?
Competition within the same species.
What decreases as prey numbers decrease?
Predator numbers.
DAILY DOUBLE
The biotic and abiotic factors that work together in an area is referred to as a(n) ___________________.
ecosystem
Plants and animals may compete over ____________________.
Resources or limited resources
What occurs when more than one individual or population tries to use the same limited resources?
Competition
What is referred to as the biotic and abiotic factors that work together in an area?
An ecosystem.
DAILY DOUBLE
How are the populations of rabbits and foxes dependent on each other in a forest habitat?
Your answer has to be in complete sentences, and correctly use the words "food" and "stable."
Foxes prey on rabbits, so they are dependent on them for food. If foxes keep the rabbit population stable, that means the rabbits have enough food to survive.
____________________ competition is competition within the same species.
Intraspecific
Limiting factors include: water, shelter, light, soil composition, and ____________________.
temperature
In an ecosystem, what are included in environmental interactions?
The relationships between the biotic and abiotic factors.
What is interspecific competition?
Competition between two different organisms.
What are the limiting factors besides soil composition? There are four.
Water, shelter, light, and temperature?