Ecology in the Local Environment Flashcards
What is the Ecosystem?
Plants and animals living and their environment.
What is Habitat?
where an animal or plant lives.
What is a biodiversity?
Variety of animals and plants living together.
What are the problems with artificial ecosystems? (2)
- Have poor Biodiversity.
2. Only home one specie which out competes other organisms there for reduce the yield of that organism.
How does a transect line map the distribution of organisms (3)
Step one: A long string is laid out across the land/ area.
Step two: At regular intervals quadrats is placed on the string
Step three: The amount of animals can be counted that are present within the area, and the average can be counted for organisms.
How does the kite diagram work?
Highlights the distribution of organisms larger surface area means more organisms in that area.
What is Zonation?
How some organisms are large in some areas than others this could be due to temperature pH and surrounding.
