population dynamics
A factor that affect population dynamics are
What is birth rate
the term used to describe the lowest level of organization in the biosphere
what is organism
the two type of factors that determine the conditions of an ecosystem
what is biotic and abiotic factors
the small animals or organisms that eat the dead stuff left behind
what is decomposers
when two species evolve in response to the pressure each puts on each other
what is coevolution
the term used to describe the number of children born per 1000 women in a given area
what is fertility rate
the three levels of biosphere
what is atmosphere, hydrosphere and lithosphere
bioitc factors are _____ things that affect an ecosystem
what is living
a food chain shows the transfer of ________ from one organism to another
what is energy
the organism that kills and eats the other organism
what is predator
how populations of organisms change over time
what is population dynamics
another way to think of the levels of biosphere is to think of the different _______
ecosystem
abiotic factors are ____ things that affect an ecosystem
what is non-living
a food web shows the complex network of interconnected _______ in an ecosystem
what is food chains
the organism that is killed and eaten by another organism
what is prey
the term for the max population size that a give habitat can support
what is carrying capacity
the term for the highest level of the biosphere that includes all living things
what is the ecosystem
the term for non-living physical and chemical components of an ecosystem
what are abiotic factors
the term for a diagram that shows the flow of energy through an ecosystem, from producers to consumers to decomposers
what is a food chain or food web
the term for the act of two organisms hunting, killing and eating each other in a predator-prey relationship
what is predation
the term for the movement of individuals outside of a population
what is emigration
the term for the interconnected community of living organisms and their physical environment
what is the ecosystem
the term for living organisms in an ecosystem
what are biotic factors
the term for an organism that gets its energy by consuming other organisms
what is a consumer
what is predator induced behavior modification