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Ecology
What is an individual? Population? Community?
Ecosystem? Biome? Biosphere?
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Ecology- interactions of organisms with their physical and biological environments
Individual- a single organism capable of independent existence
Population - many individuals of the same species that occupy the same area and breed freely
Community - many populations that inhabit and interact in an area
Ecosystem - abiotic and biotic factors interacting within an area
Biome - similar climate and similar species
Biosphere - zone of life on earth (Part of Earth where living organisms are found)
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Ecology
What are the population parameters? What is a
closed population?
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Natality - birth rate
Immigration - individual’s moving IN to a population trapsize
Mortality - death rate
Emigration - individuals who EXIT a population
Jt Popsize
A closed population is one in which no emigration or immigration occurs. Only death and birth can influence such a population and only parameters affecting any change
in population numbers.
Ecology
What is an individual? Population? Community?
Ecosystem? Biome? Biosphere?
back
Ecology- interactions of organisms with their physical and biological environments
Individual- a single organism capable of independent existence
Population - many individuals of the same species that occupy the same area and breed freely
Community - many populations that inhabit and interact in an area
Ecosystem - abiotic and biotic factors interacting within an area
Biome - similar climate and similar species
Biosphere - zone of life on earth (Part of Earth where living organisms are found)
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Ecology
What are the population parameters? What is a
closed population?
back
Natality - birth rate
Immigration - individual’s moving IN to a population trapsize
Mortality - death rate
Emigration - individuals who EXIT a population
Jt Popsize
A closed population is one in which no emigration or immigration occurs. Only death and birth can influence such a population and only parameters affecting any change
in population numbers.