Biobyond Unit 3 Birds and the Moths Reading Guide Rated 100% Correct!!

what is the peppered moth an example of - camouflage what does camouflage do for an organism? - allows it to blend into natural environment and hide from predators what happened to tree color in industrial revolution? - got darker due to soot what happened to peppered moths when trees were darker? - less camouflage, got eaten more, more black moths reproduced (carbonaria) increase in factories impact on carbonaria - increase increase in factories impact on typica - decrease increase in factories impact on insularia - no impact what were the two factors that could affect the peppered moth population - factories, predation what does the predation rate represent - number of prey killed by predators what is carrying capacity? - maximum size of the population that can exist in an environment what do limiting factors do (bunnies) - prevent exponential growth pattern what are limiting factors based on? - the fact that organisms share environment and ecosystems with other organismsWhat is ecological niche - Particular set of conditions that the organism thrives in and interacts with