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Population Growth
100
This biome is found in far northern latitudes and at high altitudes and is where you will find permafrost.
What is the Tundra
100
This biome is where Saguaro Cacti grow.
What is the desert.
100
A common herbivore found here would be the Elk.
What is the taiga.
100
Where an organism lives is called its _____________.
What is habitat?
100
Twelve white tailed deer per square mile is an example of __________________.
What is population density?
200
This biome is found in the rainshadow of the Rocky Mountains
What is the Prairie
200
Where you would expect to find Big Bluestem and Switchgrass growing?
What is the prairie
200
You could expect to find willow ptarmigan and musk ox in this biome.
What is the tundra.
200
The role an organism plays in the ecosystem is called its ___________.
What is niche?
200
A grizzly bear requires approximately 300 square miles of habitat in which to live. This is called the grizzlie's ___________________.
What is home range?
300
This biome receives less than 10 inches of precipitation per year and can be either "hot" or "cold"
What is the desert
300
Dwarf willows can be found growing here.
What is the tundra
300
Gila monsters and kangaroo rats are common in this biome.
What is the desert?
300
No two species can occupy the same niche in the same habitat because _______________ will result.
What is competition?
300
The movement of an organism out of a population into an adjacent population is called _________________.
What is Emigration?
400
This biome is found just below (south) the Tundra in North America.
What is the Taiga
400
White Oaks and Shagbark Hickory trees are common in this biome.
What is the deciduous forest.
400
Common omnivores in this biome would include the oppossum, raccoon, and the striped skunk.
What is the deciduous forest?
400
The symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected is called _______________.
What is commensalism?
400
The requirements for a population to grow exponentially are a constant rate of reproduction and ________________.
What are unlimited resources?
500
This biome receives 30 to 50 inches of rainfall a year and has well defined seasons including hot summers and cold winters.
What is the deciduous forest
500
Pines, Spruces and Firs are the dominant trees in this biome.
What is the taiga
500
Historically, the dominant herbivore of this biome was Bison bison.
What is prairie?
500
Flowering plants and their pollinators would be an example of _________________.
What is mutualism?
500
When a population grows to a level where resources become limiting, the population has reached the environment's _____________________.
What is carrying capacity?