Ecology Post- Test Review

Q14 - Ecology Definition  The study of the interaction of organisms with one another and their physical environment

Q4 - Energy Diagrams

Q10 - Removal of Species  When removed:  Diversity decreases  Ecosystem interrupted  Number of species is changed

Q23-26 Niches  Fundamental (“Many”):  The list of niches/role (“jobs”)an organism can hold  Realized (“Few”):  The actual job, the organism holds  Overlap = Competition

Q27 - Complexity of Ecosystems  Food webs have many directions  Species are constantly changing  Niches are tight, but there is always room for competition

Q30 & 31 - Successions  Primary – first time there has been growth  Secondary – there has been growth before

Population Graphs