Exam 5: Species Interactions, Ecological Succession and Population Control

Different limiting factors are important for different kinds of environments.

A fox catches and eats a mouse. In this interaction, the fox is the ____.

When populations of two different species interact over time in a way that drives changes in their gene pools, it can be said that __________________ occurs.

A population's growth rate will increase after the population reaches its carrying capacity.

Explain how a population's age structure affects whether it will grow or decline.

Which of the following is an example of a species with a late loss survivorship curve?

Explain the difference between inertia and resilience in ecosystems.

A K-selected species usually has a population size that is ____.

What are some benefits of kelp forests?

A late loss population typically has high survivorship to a certain age and then high mortality.

K-selected species tend to be opportunists.

Explain why r-selected species may go through irregular and unstable boom-and-bust cycles in their population sizes.

Sea otters play a role in maintaining the biodiversity of which ecosystem?

A population crash is also known as ____.

The cattle egret is a large North American bird that commonly sits on the backs of grazing cattle and eats insects that pester the cattle. This is an example of ____________________.

Lions consume zebras for food. Therefore, the relationship between a lion and a zebra is a(n) ____________________.

Stinkbugs can release a foul smell when threatened. This is an example of ____.

Tapeworms live inside and may harm their hosts by drawing nourishment from them. This interaction is an example of ____.

Newborn young would fall under which category of a population's age structure?

One threat to kelp forests is ____.