Relationships
Relationship where one organism eats another
Predator - Prey
When there are no more individuals left of a species, the species is known as what?
Extinct
_________ occurs when a gene becomes more frequent because it increases survivability and/or reproduction rates.
Natural Selection
A _____ refers to all the ecosystems that house a particular species
Habitat
A tapeworm and a human is an example of what relationship?
Parasitism
A rhino will likely have a ____-selected reproductive strategy
K
This event is usually triggered by a natural disaster, and results in decreased gene pool followed by inbreeding
Bottleneck Effect
Scientific names for all living things contain the _____ and species
Genus
Humans domesticated dogs through a process known as ____________
Artificial Selection
A ____________ shows the limits of certain abiotic factors a species can survive in
Tolerance Range
_____________ is when too much or too little of an environmental factor encourages adaptations like fat storage, water conservation, salt tolerance, etc.
Physiological Stress
This group breaks down dead or dying biomass from ALL trophic levels
Decomposers
A relationship where one organism benefits, and the other is unaffected
Commensalism
This is the maximum number of individuals of one species an ecosystem can support
Carrying Capacity
This adaptation refers to internal processes, such as the production of poison
Physiologic
In the taxonomic naming system, the order goes Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, ________, Order, Family, Genus, Species
Class
_____________ avoids niche overlap by dividing up a resource, reducing competition.
Resource partitioning
When a population exceeds its carrying capacity, this is known as what?
Overshoot
A population of 5 red beetles and 5 blue beetles live in a green forest. After an event, there are 2 red beetles and 3 blue beetles. This is likely an example of what?
Genetic Drift
This was the study species of Dr. Reinecke's first published paper :^)
Raccoon