Population Guided
1: What is symbiosis? What is a good example of a symbiotic relationship?
Symbiosis means living together, or same life. Example is the clown fish and sea anemone, the fish lives in anemone and protects the fish. The clown fish secretes ammonia used as nitrogen for the anemone.
2: List all of the types of interactions between two types of organisms in an ecosystem (give an example of each).
Symbiosis means living together, or same life. Example is the clown fish and sea anemone, the fish lives in anemone and protects the fish. The clown fish secretes ammonia used as nitrogen for the anemone.
2: List all of the types of interactions between two types of organisms in an ecosystem (give an example of each).
3: Ecosystem Feedback Mechanisms
Explain how the Wolves/Elk populations in Yellowstone are a great example of a symbiotic relationship and a negative feedback loop.
Wolves and elk populations in Yellowstone are a great example of a negative loop, because number of wolves dictate number of elk and number of elk dictate number of wolves. It's a great example of symbiotic, because it shows that one benefits while the other doesn't.
4: What is the definition of a population?
Populations are made up of a bunch of different individuals. All choices made by individuals create a population with a specific behavior.
5: Discuss what is happening with the Kudzu Plant in the United States and explain how this is an example of a symbiotic relationship (which?).
Kudzu was released in US in 1876. Nothing was adapted to eat Kudzu, therefore the populations skyrocketed. There is a bug is evolved to eat Kudzu. This is a symbiotic relationship, because the Kudzu and the stink bug are interacting with each other. It is predation/parasitism, because only the stink bugs are gaining benefits.
Explain how the Wolves/Elk populations in Yellowstone are a great example of a symbiotic relationship and a negative feedback loop.
Wolves and elk populations in Yellowstone are a great example of a negative loop, because number of wolves dictate number of elk and number of elk dictate number of wolves. It's a great example of symbiotic, because it shows that one benefits while the other doesn't.
4: What is the definition of a population?
Populations are made up of a bunch of different individuals. All choices made by individuals create a population with a specific behavior.
5: Discuss what is happening with the Kudzu Plant in the United States and explain how this is an example of a symbiotic relationship (which?).
Kudzu was released in US in 1876. Nothing was adapted to eat Kudzu, therefore the populations skyrocketed. There is a bug is evolved to eat Kudzu. This is a symbiotic relationship, because the Kudzu and the stink bug are interacting with each other. It is predation/parasitism, because only the stink bugs are gaining benefits.