Vocabulary
Conservation
Serengeti Places
Those Darn Wildebeest
Potpurri
100
A biological community of interacting organisms in their physical environment
Ecosystem
100
A 2021 executive order created this initiative
30 by 30
100
The Serengeti is located primarily in these two countries
Tanzania and Kenya
100
This human activity is not a factor in Wildebeest migration
Poaching
100
This drives Wildebeest migration
Food
200
The specific role an organism plays in its environment
Niche
200
This conservation profile included invasive species such as Zebra and Quagga mussels
Lake Michigan
200
This region has higher average rainfall than the rest of the Serengeti
The north (Kogatende)
200
The trees and bushes of the western Serengeti provides cover for this category of animals that prey on Wildebeest
Predators
200
She is the Secretary of the Interior
Deb Haaland
300
The average maximum number of individuals of a given species that can occupy a habitat without permanently impairing it
Carrying Capacity
300
This species in the Hoh River migrate to the ocean before returning to spawn
Salmon
300
This region has vast plains and offers few hiding place for predators
The South (Simiyu)
300
It is estimated there are this many Wildebeest in the Serengeti
1.3 million
300
Instead of measuring the amount of food, scientist decided to measure the amount of precipitation each region received using these
Rain gauges
400
An organism that is not indigenous (native) to an ecosystem
Invasive Species
400
This cactus from one of our profiles provides a habitat for animals and can 1,000 gallons of water
Saguaro Cactus
400
Due to the energy offered by the high nutritional value of the grass in this region, mating is often observed there
The West (Hagejende)
400
Wildebeest showed evidence of having this disease a few months out of the year
Anthrax
400
This graph shows what relationship
Strong Negative
500
A type of evidence found through observation and experimentation
Empirical Evidence
500
This ecosystem provides drinking water for 7 million people
The Everglades
500
This River is located in the North Serengeti
The Mara River
500
The number of Wildebeest calves born each year
300,000 to 400,000
500
A level or position on a food chain
Trophic Level