Vocabulary
Populations
Adaptations
Levels of Ecological Organization
100
Members of the same population are different from one another.
Variation
100
List 3 examples of limiting factors
Food/Water, Space, Mates, Disease, Predation, Natural Disasters, Habitat Loss
100
A skunk having a distinct color/pattern is a ____________________ adaptation
Physical
100
What is this an example of?
There were 5046 grey squirrels in Boxborough in 2015.
A population
200
A physical characteristic that allows an organism to live successfully in their environment.
Physical/Structural Adaptation
200
What is being described --- The struggle organisms go through to survive using the same limited resources?
Competition
200
Being nocturnal is a _________________________ adaptation.
Behavioral
200
One way an ecosystem is different than a community is that an ecosystem also contains these.
Abiotic factors (non-living things)
300
Something an organism does to help it to survive in its environment
Behavioral Adaptation
300
A disease goes through a population of squirrels in Nara Park.
What is this an example of?
Limiting Factors
300
What is ONE way organisms gain their adaptations?
Mutations (A genetic change in their DNA)
300
A mallard's _______ is to live in ponds, lakes, and wetlands, where it feeds on aquatic plants, seeds, insects, and small aquatic animals. It helps the ecosystem by controlling insect populations, spreading plant seeds, and serving as food for predators.
Niche
400
An environmental factor that causes a population to decrease (go down).
Limiting Factor
400
What is the carrying capacity of the deer population?
80 Deer
*I will accept if you are in the 75-80 deer range
400
In the desert, there are tan mice and black mice. What adaptation do the tan mice have?
Camouflage
400
All of the species living and interacting in an area are known as a _________.
Community
500
The largest population that an area can support.
Carrying Capacity
500
How are limiting factors and carrying capacity related?
Limiting factors determine a population's carrying capacity.
If you have fewer limiting factors, the carrying capacity is larger. If there are more limiting factors, the carrying capacity is smaller.
500
Why would a plant benefit from having a taproot as an adaptation?
It allows the plant to access water stored deeper underground.
500
An owl's _______________ includes forests, woodlands, and open fields where it can find trees for nesting and resting, as well as enough small animals (such as mice) to eat.
Habitat