Ecology
any relationship between two kinds of organisms over a period of time
What is symbiosis
the largest amount of a population an area can handle
What is carrying capacity
a nonliving part of an ecosystem
What is abiotic
symbiosis where one organism benefits, and the other is not affected
What is commensalism
This type of relationship involves organisms fighting over resources
What is competition?
A wolf hunts, kills, and consumes a deer for nutrition. This is an example of this type of relationship
What is predator/prey?
a characteristic that helps an organism survive in its environment
What is adaptation
The way we measure the growth rate of a population.
What is birth rate-death rate
an animal moves into a new habitat
What is immigration
Parasitism is often represented by these symbols
What is a + and a -?
This type of population dispersion involves organisms being an equal distance from each other
What is Uniform dispersion?
Rabbits and sheep both graze on shrubs, grasses, and other plants. The sharp rise in the population of rabbits in a region may result in a shortage of plants for sheep to graze upon.
This relationship between sheep and rabbits is an example of _______.
What is Competition?
an area that include biotic and abiotic factors
What is ecosystem
The number of individuals in a population is the population_________
What is size?
a living ecosystem factor
What is biotic
A bee lands on a flower to collect nectar needed to make food. Pollen from the flower sticks to the bee’s body. The bee then flies to another flower to collect more nectar. While there, the pollen from the first flower rubs off, pollinating the plant. This allows the plant to reproduce. Which type of relationship does this represent?
What is mutualism?
A flea may live on the skin of a dog and feed on the dog's blood. This relationship between the flea and the dog is an example of _______.
What is parasitism?
Mites are tiny organisms that can ride on top of insects such as beetles in order to move quickly from place to place. Mites do not provide any kind of benefit to the insect they ride on. This is an example of which type of relationship?
What is Commensalism?
The study of how organisms interact with each other and with their environment
What is ecology
A group of specific organisms in a particular area
What is population
An animal moving out of an ecosystem
What is emigration?
symbiosis where one organism benefits and the other is harmed
What is parasitism
symbiosis where both organisms benefit
What is mutualism
Often, a goby fish and a shrimp will live together in a burrow the shrimp has dug in the sand. The shrimp is almost blind and therefore is unable to see predators approaching when he is outside of the burrow. When the shrimp is in danger, the goby fish touches the shrimp with its tail to warn him. Then, both go back into their burrow for safety. Which type of relationship does this represent?
What is Mutualism?
The term "Symbiosis" can be broken down to mean this
What is "Life Together"?
the number of individuals in an area of a specific size
What is population density
An organism that moves into an area and takes over is
What is an Invasive species?
This type of relationship is represented by a +,0 symbols
What is commensalism?
The 2 types of population growth are called
What is logistic and exponential?
A large population of deer lives in the forest. Wolves kill and eat the deer as a primary food source. Which of the following would most likely cause an immediate decrease in the population of deer in the forest?
A. The wolf population completely disappears.
B. The wolf population stays the same.
C. The wolf population greatly increases.
D. The wolf population slightly decreases.
What is C?