Name Period Chapter 54: Community Ecology Concept 54.1 Community interactions are classified by whether they help‚ harm‚ or have no effect on the species involved. 1. What is a community? List six organisms that would be found in your schoolyard community. 2. This section will look at interspecific interactions. Be clear on the meaning of the prefix! To begin‚ distinguish between intraspecific competition and interspecific competition. Give an example of each. Type of Competition
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Chapter 54 - Community Ecology Homework 1. Explain the differences between competition‚ predation‚ parasitism‚ mutualism‚ and commensalism and give an example of each. Competition- (–/– interaction) occurs when species compete for a resource in short supply example when an invasive species moves in it cause competition. Large insects defend feeding sites on cottonwood leaves by kicking and shoving smaller aphids from better sites. Predation- (+/– interaction) refers to an interaction in which
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AP Biology Reading Guide Fred and Theresa Holtzclaw Chapter 54: Community Ecology Name_____________________________Period_________ Chapter 54: Community Ecology Concept 54.1 Community interactions are classified by whether they help‚ harm‚ or have no effect on the species involved. 1. What is a community? List six organisms that would be found in your schoolyard community. 2. This section will look at interspecific interactions. Be clear on the meaning of the prefix! To begin‚ distinguish
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Ecology Pyramids 1. a. Sunlight b. 3190000kcal per square meter per year 2. 3. a. .8% b. Photosynthesis 4. By eating the organisms in the previous level 5. 400o0 kcal 6. 7. 8. 90% of energy is lost as heat as it is transferred through trophic levels 9. .6% 10. .09% 11. Only a tiny fraction of the original energy remains. The biomass would have to increase substantially if this system were to support another trophic level beyond the hawk 12. Since little energy is available for a single
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Chapter 16 Working Capital Management Learning Objectives After reading this chapter‚ students should be able to: ◆ Define basic working capital terminology. ◆ Calculate the inventory conversion period‚ the receivables collection period‚ and the payables deferral period to determine the cash conversion cycle. ◆ Distinguish among relaxed‚ restricted‚ and moderate current asset investment policies‚ and explain the effect of each on risk and expected return. ◆ Identify
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Ortiz‚ Charity APES Period 2 January 23rd‚ 2013 Chapter 8 - Community Ecology 1. The species of equilibrium model/theory of island biogeography states that there is a balance between two factor which determine the number of different species found on the land: the rate at which new species immigrate and the rate at which existing species become extinct. Native species are those that live and thrive in a particular community. Nonnative species‚ invasive species‚ and alien species are those that
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Population Ecology Ingrid Rhody BIO/101 March 7‚ 213 Kirsten Hagen MS Population Ecology Population ecology is the affect of a populations density and extension. When a group of single species occupy the same general area it is known as a population. This group of species will rely on resources and the same environmental atmosphere. The number of species within a group that occupy the same area or habitat is known as population density. Some ecologists use different types of techniques
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Chapter 5 – Mankiw SOLUTIONS TO TEXT PROBLEMS: Quick Quizzes 1. The price elasticity of demand is a measure of how much the quantity demanded of a good responds to a change in the price of that good‚ computed as the percentage change in quantity demanded divided by the percentage change in price. When demand is inelastic (a price elasticity less than 1)‚ a price increase raises total revenue‚ and a price decrease reduces total revenue. When demand is elastic (a price elasticity greater than 1)‚
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1.1 Explain what it means to have a Duty of care in your own work role. Duty of Care includes the concepts: • to keep individuals safe • to keep individuals free from harm • to give choice Duty of care is a key concept in working with children and young people. It is a legal term for safeguarding self and others. Children and young people are often vulnerable as they are yet to develop the physical and cognitive capacity to fully care for themselves; they need care and protection
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In its evolution‚ the internet has been greatly affected by emerging communication technologies such as online publishing software and communications technology. Consequently‚ these factors have led it to be promoted as the new public sphere in the way it has become a facilitator of public discussion and great social change. By Habermas’s definition‚ the public sphere is ‘a realm of our social life in which something approaching public opinion can be formed’ (Habermas‚ 1974‚ p. 49). This is particularly
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