Ecology 1

Front

The graphs below represent competition between two different species. The solid line is the native species and the dotted line is an introduced species. Which graph best represents the native species out-competing the introduced species?

Back

Front

The graphs below represent competition between two different species. The solid line is the native species and the dotted line is an introduced species. Which graph best represents the introduced species out-competing the native species?

Back

Front

Reason for a decrease in predator populations?

Back

a decrease in prey populations

Front

What is the carrying capacity for this sheep population? Options: 1.8 million, 1.25 million, 1.6 million, 1.0 million

Back

1.6 million

Front

What point on the graph represents the carrying capacity? Options: A, B, C, D

Back

D

Front

What type of interaction is the lynx and the hare?

Back

Biotic: Predator-Prey

Front

What is the difference between the biotic and abiotic factors?

Back

Biotic factors are living things and abiotic factors are nonliving things.

Front

What does letter A in the graph represent? Options: population is increasing, population is decreasing, population size is stable, population is extinct

Back

population is increasing

Front

If the moose population continues to increase, what will most likely happen to the wolf population as a result?

Back

It will increase.

Front

Reason for an increase in predator populations?

Back

an increase in prey populations