Abiotic & Biotic
Nonliving factors that affect the living organisms and the ecosystem.
What is an abiotic factor?
The total population size that an ecosystem and sustain.
What is carrying capacity?
A close relationship between two species.
What is symbiosis?
Dr. B had a PhD in ____.
What is nautilus?
Living factors that impact the ecosystem and the organisms within it.
What is a biotic factor?
Name the two growth and reproduction strategies.
What is R selected and K selected?
A symbiotic relationship where both species benefit.
What is mutualism?
The Nautilus becomes sexually mature at age __.
What is 10 years?
Examples of abiotic factors.
What is light, temperature, salinity, etc.?
This category of organisms only reproduces once in life.
What is Semelparous?
A symbiotic relationship where one species benefits, while the other species is hurt.
What is parasitism?
There are considered to be __ different species of Nautilus.
This biotic factor creates an increase in ammonia in fish tanks, which decreases water quality.
What is fish waste?
This category of organisms reproduces multiple times in life.
What is Iteroparous?
A symbiotic relationship between two species where one species benefit, and the other species neither benefits or is hurt.
What is commensalism?
The Nautilus is considered to be __ selected.
What is K selected?
This abiotic factor, essential for marine life, is often depleted in areas with high levels of organic matter.
What is Oxygen?
__ selected groups are Semelparous
What is K selected and R selected?
A symbiotic relationship between two species where one benefits, and the other dies.
What is a predatory symbiotic relationship?
Nautiluses swim by using ___ and by ____ ____.
What is jet propulsion and buoyancy control?