Ecology

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  • Created on: 27-10-19 11:18
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  • Ecology
    • Communities
      • Abiotic Factors
        • Light intensity
        • Temperature
        • Moisture Levels
        • Soil pH and mineral content
        • Wind intensity and direction
        • Carbon Dioxide levels for plants
        • Oxygen Levels for aquatic animals
      • Biotic Factors
        • Availability of food
        • New predators arriving
        • New pathogens
        • One species outcompeting the other, so the other cannot breed
      • 2 or more populations of organisms
    • Extremophiles
      • Types of extremophile
        • Thermophiles
        • acidophiles
        • Psychrophiles
        • alkalophiles
        • barophiles
        • xerophiles
        • halophiles
        • anaerobes
      • Microorganisms that thrive in extreme environments
      • have special adaptations that help them to survive
      • live where other organisms would find difficult or impossible to survive
    • Food chains
      • All food chains start with a producer
        • Green plant
      • The primary consumers are herbivores
        • they only eat plants
      • Carnivores are secondary or tertiary consumers
      • No more than four consumers in a chain
        • Not enough energy left
      • Stages in the chain are called trophic levels
      • as you go up the chain, numbers decrease but sizes of the organisms increas
      • Final predator is called the top predator
    • Competition
      • Plants
        • Light
        • Water from soil
        • Minerals from soil
        • Space
      • Animals
        • Food
        • Mates
        • Territory
        • Water
        • Light

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