ESS - Topic 2 - Ecosystems

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Across
  1. 4. Partitioning The fundamental niches of two species overlap and through competition develop a narrower realized niche
  2. 5. The consumption of a plant species by an animal
  3. 7. Limiting Factors Limiting factors unrelated to population density such as natural disasters and weather change.
  4. 12. The study of interactions among and between organisms in their abiotic environment.
  5. 14. Symbiotic relationship in which both partners benefit
  6. 16. This is the interaction between organisms that are trying to attain the same resources. This might be food but it could also be for mates, territory, nesting sites, etc.
  7. 17. A habitat is the environment in which a species normally lives
  8. 18. A group of organisms that share common characteristics and that interbreed to produce fertile offspring
  9. 19. niche Describes the actual conditions and resources in which a species exists due to biotic interactions
  10. 20. niche Describes the full range of conditions and resources in which a species could survive and reproduce
  11. 23. The consumption of one species (the prey) by another (the predator).​
Down
  1. 1. Capacity The maximum population size that a given area can support sustainably.
  2. 2. Limiting Factors Limiting factors related to how densely packed a population is, e.g. competition
  3. 3. Symbiotic relationship in which one species is benefited and the other is adversely affected
  4. 6. Factors The interactions between the organisms—such as predation, herbivory, parasitism, mutualism, disease, and competition.
  5. 8. individuals living on or in individuals of another species where one or both species use the others resources. Includes mutualism, commensalism and parasitism.
  6. 9. Factors The non-living, physical factors that influence the organisms and ecosystem — such as temperature, sunlight, pH, salinity, and precipitation.
  7. 10. Curve A population growth curve showing exponential growth with no carrying capacity reached.
  8. 11. A symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other one is neither harmed nor helped
  9. 13. Curve A population growth curve showing exponential growth followed by slowed growth until carrying capacity is reached.
  10. 15. A niche describes the particular set of abiotic and biotic conditions and resources to which an organism or population responds
  11. 21. Feeds on dead and decaying material, thus recycling the nutrients.
  12. 22. Factors Biotic or abiotic factors which lead to a limit in the population growth.