Community Ecosystem Ecology Worksheet PDF

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Biology 111 Summer 2019

Chpt 45: Community and Ecosystem Ecology

1. Describe the factors that affect the biodiversity of islands.

2. What is character displacement, and give 3 examples not listed in your book.

3. How are the population dynamics of the lynx and the hare related? Describe the cyclical nature of these two species, and what causes it.

4. Fill in the interactions with either a + sign, or a - sign Interaction Species 1 Parasitism Commensalism Mutualism

Species 2

Give 1 example of each, not from the book. (but you can use your phone or computer or background knowledge)

5. Starting with bare, exposed rock, outline the succession of a landmass to a climax community.

6. What is the 10% rule, and how does it affect the biomass of different trophic levels?...