Ecology Choice Board

Symbiosis Slide3: What type of symbiosis is video 1?

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

• Commensalism

• Predator-Prey

Symbiosis Slide3: What type of symbiosis is video 2?

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Predator-Prey

Symbiosis Slide3: What type of symbiosis is video 3?

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Predator-Prey

Slide 4: Population Ecology- What are limiting factors?

• Sunlight

• Water

• Things that keep a population in check. Food, temperature, mates, space

• Vegetation

Slide 4: Population Ecology-What is carrying capacity?

• A condition that occurs when two or more organisms compete for the same resources within an ecological community

• A relationship in which two organisms are mutually dependent on each other for survivial

• All the biotic and abiotic factors and the interactions among them in a given area

• The maximum number of organisms an ecosystem can support

Slide 4: Population Ecology-This graph is a J shape. What type of growth does this represent?

• Exponential

• Logistic

Slide 5: Succession- Match the following

• Secondary Succession

• Begins with a pioneer species

• Primary Succession

• Begins with bare rock

• Both

• Begins with soil

What is a keystone species?

• A species that helps to hold an ecosystem together

• A species that lives in or around rocks

• Keys and stones have nothing to do with ecology

• A keystone isn't a living thing, it's just a stone

A ​ (a)   is casused by an animal at the top of the food chain and it affects every other organism. When an ​ (b)   is removed from a food chain it upsets the ​ (c)   of the whole ecosystem.

• trophic cascade
• apex predator
• balance

Slide 8: Crossword Puzzle

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