Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Ecology Study Guide 2

This study guide is due FRIDAY (November 1).


  1. Mutualism - Both organisms benefit from the relationship.
  2. Commensalism - One organism benefits and the other does not benefit and is not harmed.
  3. Parasitism - One organism benefits while the other is harmed.
  4. Whale and Barnacle; Eyelash Mite and Humans; Sea Cucumber and Fish
  5. Birth Rate, Death Rate, Emigration, Immigration
  6. Katrina moved from San Diego to San Jose. She emigrated from San Diego. She immigrated to San Jose.
  7. The squirrel would eat more producers. Competition among the species would increase.
  8. Water, Carbon, Nitrogen, Phosphorus
  9. Bacteria
  10. Urine and Decomposition
  11. Animals and Plants that lived millions of years ago.
  12. solar, wind, water
  13. coal, oil, natural gas
  14. Due to technology, we are able to create more food (resources) than ever before. This allows us to support more living things.
  15. Agriculture, building cities, transportation, industries
  16. Often time it's inconvenient and costly
  17. Global warming occurs when the atmosphere thickens due to increased carbon emissions (from transportation and industry) This thicker atmosphere traps the heat from the sun and causes the earth to heat up.
  18. Primary succession begins on bare rock