S Curve

Growth is restricted

Growth is Unrestricted

Equilibrium or Carrying Capacity is reached

Decreases with time

What happens when the population reaches carrying capacity?

A symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other is unaffected is called

Clown fish get their protection from the sea anemone and  the anemone is unaffected. What type of symbiotic relationship is this?

eats only plants

uses energy in sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide into glucose and oxygen

absorb any deal material and break it down into simple nutrients or fertilizers

represented by arrows on a food chain or food web

eats both plants and animals

feed on tissue of dead organisms

organisms that do NOT make their own food

eats only meat

Which of the following is a 2nd level consumer?

pitcher plants ---> direhorse ---> viperwolf ---> mountain banshee

Bacteria live in the guts of Na'vi and aid in digestion of food for the Na'vi. This is an example of what type of relationship?

A population of bacteria with an unlimited supply of nutrients will eventually show _______  growth. 

During early human history, the growth rate was low because the birthrate was high and the death rate was  _______

Which will reduce competition within a species’ population?

​Honey bees often make homes in the hollow knots of trees.  The tree is unaffected by this relationship while the bees receive protection from this shelter.  What type of relationship is this? 

Mites attach to bees to feed on them.  This relationship helps the mite but harms the bee.  What type of relationship is this?

​Bees make honey out of flower nectar. Pollen sticks to the bee's body when it visits a flower. As the bee flies around collecting nectar, it spreads pollen from one flower to another. This relationship helps the bee and the flower. What type of relationship is this?

The Great Leonopteryx is an aerial _____ meaning it’s at the top of the food chain.

Which of the following is an example of an abiotic factor?

a lion stalks, captures, and eats a cape buffalo

tapeworm enters the digestive system of a human and consumes the nutrients in the intestines

cattle egret follows cattle around and eats insects disturbed by the movement of the cattle but cattle is unaffected

green anole and brown anole use the same resources to survive in a vacant yard near a pond

The energy pyramid follows the ruie of ___

How much energy do the producers receive?

How much energy do the primary consumers receive?

How much energy do the secondary consumers receive?

How much energy do the tertiary consumers receive?

what is the ultimate source of energy in an ecosystem?

the energy that is lost is lost to...