Pennsylvania Ecosystems Pennsylvania Ecosystems n and factors affect
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Pennsylvania Ecosystems
Pennsylvania Ecosystems n ______and _______ factors affect the type and numbers of organisms that will live in a given community.
Limiting Factors n _________ are any biotic or abiotic factor that restricts the existence, numbers, reproduction, or distribution of organisms.
Examples of Limiting Factors n n n _____________________ ___________
What limiting factors are at work in this ecosystem?
Limiting Factors Continued. . . n A limiting factor in one population will have a __________ on other populations in that ecosystem. Lack of rain Less grass seed Reduction in mice population Reduction in hawk population
Limiting Factors in Pennsylvania has two primary forest types n n n _____________________ Each forest type contains tree species which share similar ________. The trees grow in close association with each other.
Limiting Factors in Pennsylvania n __________ n n Rain/snow Average for PA is _______ inches; ___ in western plateau Precipitation _______ through the soil where trees absorb the water and the nutrients dissolved in it Soil moisture depends on how _______ the slope of the land is.
Limiting Factors in Pennsylvania n Precipitation continued. . . n n Steep slopes _______ Low lands ________ n n ________ prefer upland soil (Dry) ________ prefer low moist soil
Limiting Factors in Pennsylvania n _________ n n n Temperature decreases as you go up in ________________ Cooler temperatures ___________________ Ex. ____ in southern PA are replaced by the ____________ species
Limiting Factors in Pennsylvania n n ________ Varies with a number of factors n n n __________________ (Greater on south facing)
Tolerance n _______ is the ability of an organism to withstand fluctuations in biotic and abiotic environmental factors. n Ex. Catfish can survive in warm water with low oxygen. Trout cannot
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- Tornado impact to ecosystem
- Recruiting yield pyramid
- Describe aquatic ecosystem
- Which two factors affect gravity
- What are the factors affecting the climate
- What two factors affect the force of friction
- What factors affect personality
- Factors that affect disease transmission
- Five factors that affect housing choices
- Factors affecting solubility product
- Physical property solubility
- Factors that affect respiration