Factors that Affect Population Density
The maximum number of individuals an environment can support.
Carrying Capacity
Define herbivore, carnivore, and omnivore
Herbivore: only eats plants
Carnivore: only eats meat
Omnivore: eats both plants and meat
The process where one organism captures and feeds upon another
Predation
Name one biotic and one abiotic factor
Biotic: grass, plants, fish, trees
Abiotic: Rocks, water, log
What is Miss Leedy's favorite color?
Pink!
The factor that has the greatest effect in keeping down the size of a population
Limiting factor
Organisms that eat dead organic matter
Detritivore
What type of relationship does a tick on a dog have?
Parasitic
Give me an example of one of your "speed dating" relationships from Monday.
Answers will vary. Miss Leedy will determine if you are correct or not.
How many fish were in Miss Leedy's tank at the beginning of the year?
2
Name two Density-Dependent factors
Water, food, space, Light
The term used to describe a consumer who eats only one specific thing
Specialist
What is the name of the relationship where both organisms benefit?
Mutualism
What is the difference between habitat and niche?
Habitat is where an organism lives.
Niche is how an organism lives.
Miss Leedy polled both of her biology classes about what she said the most. What was her top saying?
"Language!" or "Stop cussing!"
Name two density-independent factors
Pollutants, heat, weather, natural disasters
What happens to energy as we go up an energy pyramid?
It decreases
Give an example of intraspecific competition
Birds mating
What was Miss Leedy's addition to the classroom this week?
An Alexa to replace google
What has Miss Leedy been doing in her free time in the past week?
Making ornaments on Etsy
What type of evolution growth graph looks like an "s"?
Logistic
What happens to energy that is not transferred from one organism to another?
Give an example of commensalism
Eyelash mites
What ways do the arrows point in a food web?
Towards what the organism is giving energy to
What is tattooed on Miss Leedy's arm?
XXI