1. Review Tasks Ecology

2. Population Growth of Clownfish Measured in the Gulf of Carpentaria in Australia MonthsNumber of Clownfish 1234567812345678 3000 9700 16,000 28,500 40,080 40,200 40,240 40,256 1.Create a graph for this data, including all necessary details. 2.What is the carrying capacity for this environment? Label this on your graph. 3.What do you infer is taking place between the 5 th and 7 th months of this study? 4.Considering the organism being studied, what are three factors that could limit the growth of this population? Task #1

3. Task #2: Explain what is occurring in each of these graphs.

4. Task #3 Explain how all organisms are inter- dependent using all of the following terms, and underlining each term as it is used: Population, depend, abiotic, directly, resources

5. Task #4 Create a small table listing the three types of symbiotic relationships and show how each organism is affected. Example: Symbiotic RelationshipOrganism 1Organism 2 (+) ?

6. Task #5 Calculate the population density for the 5 boroughs of New York City (305 square miles) having a population of 8,405,837.

7. Task #6 Explain the cycle of nitrogen in an ecosystem.