Ecosystems
by Jessica Pinto
1. tolerance range
1.1. indicates the critical maximum and minimum limits of that abiotic variable that the organism can withstand.
2. keystone animal
2.1. NEEDED in the ecosystem
2.2. removing a keystone animal would have detrimental effects on the ecosystem
2.3. Eg. Bees
3. made up of biotic and abiotic factors
3.1. abiotic factors can be limiting factors too
3.2. living / non living
4. biodiversty
4.1. helps create higher chances of survival
4.2. Prevents bad recessive genes from emerging
5. diversity
5.1. species diversity
5.2. genetic diversity
5.3. ecosystem diversity
6. detritivore
7. organsim
8. predators & prey
9. hdhu
9.1. ?
10. consumer
11. variation
12. heterotroph
12.1. rely on autotrophs for food
13. populations
13.1. species
14. all aspects rely on each other to create a balance
14.1. if one part is taken out, all other parts fail
15. adaptations
15.1. behavioural
15.2. mutation
15.2.1. maladaptations
15.3. physiological
15.4. structural
16. producers, consumer, decomposer
16.1. Autotrophs
16.2. NEEDED for an ecosystem
16.3. autotrophs
16.3.1. able to create their own food via photosynthesis
16.3.2. eaten by primary consumer
17. producers
17.1. autotroph
17.2. makes their own food source
17.2.1. from inorganic matter