Project 1
Task 2
Symbiotic Interactions
Symbiosis: Interaction between 2 different organisms living in close association
Competition: Organisms fighting over a resource
Predation: One organism using another for energy by eating (includes eating plants)
Mutualism: Relationships that benefits both organisms
Commensalism: Benefits one organism and doesn't affect the other organisms
Parasitism: Use a host for energy often without Killing the host (living inside the host)
Individual - One organism
Population - Group of individuals
Community - All living organisms in an area
Ecosystem - All living and nonliving things in an area
Biome - The plants found in a given region
Biosphere - The regions of the surface of the earth
Resource Partitioning
Temporal - Using resources at different times to not compete
Spatial - Using different areas of the same resource
Morphological - Evolved to need different resources
1st law of thermodynamics - Matter and energy cannot be created or destroyed
2nd law of thermodynamics - Each time energy is transferred, some of it is lost as
heat
Tropical Cascade - Removal of the top predator, that has a ripple effect
Succession
Primary Succession - Bare exposed rock -> moss and lichen grow -> decompose and
create shallow soil
Secondary - Already established soil -> grasses, bushes and wildflowers start to grow
-> saplings grow
, Generalists and Specialist Species
Larger Range of tolerance Small Range of Tolerance
Less prone to extinction More prone to extinction
More likely to be invasive Specific food requirements
High Adaptability Less ability to adapt
Type 3 Type 1
Cockroaches, racoons, rats, crows Pandas, koalas, venus flytrap
Genetic Diversity - The variety of genes within a certain population (low genetic
diversity leads to inbreeding)
Species Diversity - The number of different species in a certain area
Ecosystem Diversity - The numbers of different ecosystems and habitats in a given
area
Species Richness - Number of species found in a specific area
Species Evenness - How abundant a species is in its environment
Population Bottleneck - A decrease in the population size, leading to a decrease in
genetic diversity, and make the population susceptible to inbreeding
Inbreeding Depression - When animals mate with their close relatives and it causes
harmful genetic mutations
Ecological Tolerance - A range of conditions that an organism can endure before
injury or death
Task 2
Symbiotic Interactions
Symbiosis: Interaction between 2 different organisms living in close association
Competition: Organisms fighting over a resource
Predation: One organism using another for energy by eating (includes eating plants)
Mutualism: Relationships that benefits both organisms
Commensalism: Benefits one organism and doesn't affect the other organisms
Parasitism: Use a host for energy often without Killing the host (living inside the host)
Individual - One organism
Population - Group of individuals
Community - All living organisms in an area
Ecosystem - All living and nonliving things in an area
Biome - The plants found in a given region
Biosphere - The regions of the surface of the earth
Resource Partitioning
Temporal - Using resources at different times to not compete
Spatial - Using different areas of the same resource
Morphological - Evolved to need different resources
1st law of thermodynamics - Matter and energy cannot be created or destroyed
2nd law of thermodynamics - Each time energy is transferred, some of it is lost as
heat
Tropical Cascade - Removal of the top predator, that has a ripple effect
Succession
Primary Succession - Bare exposed rock -> moss and lichen grow -> decompose and
create shallow soil
Secondary - Already established soil -> grasses, bushes and wildflowers start to grow
-> saplings grow
, Generalists and Specialist Species
Larger Range of tolerance Small Range of Tolerance
Less prone to extinction More prone to extinction
More likely to be invasive Specific food requirements
High Adaptability Less ability to adapt
Type 3 Type 1
Cockroaches, racoons, rats, crows Pandas, koalas, venus flytrap
Genetic Diversity - The variety of genes within a certain population (low genetic
diversity leads to inbreeding)
Species Diversity - The number of different species in a certain area
Ecosystem Diversity - The numbers of different ecosystems and habitats in a given
area
Species Richness - Number of species found in a specific area
Species Evenness - How abundant a species is in its environment
Population Bottleneck - A decrease in the population size, leading to a decrease in
genetic diversity, and make the population susceptible to inbreeding
Inbreeding Depression - When animals mate with their close relatives and it causes
harmful genetic mutations
Ecological Tolerance - A range of conditions that an organism can endure before
injury or death
