Ecosystem Dyanmics
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Ecosystem Dyanmics
Biology 2020-2021
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Habitat
WHERE an organism lives. This includes BIOTIC and ABIOTIC factors.
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Niche-Factors that describe HOW the organism lives in its habitat such as:
Food sources: type of food, competition, where an organism is in the food chain
Abiotic Conditions: temperature, amount of water, etc.
Behavior: what time of day the organism is active, where and when it feeds and reproduces, etc.
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Multiple Select
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Multiple Select
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Predation
When 1 organism (predator) captures and consumes another organism (prey).
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Competition
When 2 organisms compete for the same limited resource; can occur between members of 1 species or among 2 or more different species.
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Open Ended
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Competitive Exclusion Principle
When 2 species compete for the same resource, 1 will do it better than the other
The unsuccessful species will be pushed to another niche or go extinct
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Open Ended
What would happen to the songbirds in this picture if the tip of the tree was broken off (talk about this in terms of the competitive exclusion principle).
Ecosystem Dyanmics
Biology 2020-2021
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