Species
Related Terms and Concepts
APES
Review Sheets
Based
on Miller's 11th Edition of Living in the Environment from Ben Smith,
Palo Verdes High School
Know
the "Parts of", "Dynamics and Processes of ",
"Significance/Meaning of", AND be able to explain/discuss each
of the following:
Types (Define these terms) |
Examples (know why) |
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Endangered/Threatened |
Giant Panda, Florida
Manatee, Presido Manzanita, Black-footed ferret, Kangaroo Rat, Florida
Panther, Sand Verbena, Bladder Pod, Torreya, Monk Seal, Northern Spotted Owl,
Red Wolf, Wyoming Toad, Gopher Tortoise, Black Rhino, California Condor,
Boulder Darter Scrub Mint, American Burying Beetle, Piping Plover, Florida
Key Deer, Grizzly Bear, Chinook Salmon, Arizona Agave, Oahu Tree Snail,
Greenback Cutthroat Trout, Hawksbill Sea Turtle, Wood Stork, Ocelot, American
Crocodile, Green Pitcher Plant. |
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Characteristics of |
Low
reproduction rate, Specialized feeding habits, Feed at high
trophic levels, Large size, Limited or specialized nesting or
breeding areas, Found in only one place or region, Fixed migratory
patterns, Preys on livestock or people, Behavior
patterns |
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Keystone |
Alligator, Wolf, Prairie
Dog, Fig Trees, Plankton, Kelp/Sea Otters, Mycorrhizae. |
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Indicator |
Most Songbirds (e.g.
Warblers), Amphibians (Frogs, Salamanders), songbirds, amphibians (frogs, salamanders,
toads), trout, benthic invertebrates (mayfly, caddisfly, riffle beetle,
dobson fly larvae) water bird, E. coli (fecal wastes), shell fish (tissues
analyzed for pesticides, heavy metals), top level consumers (northern spotted
owl, wolf, bear, mountain lion, great hombill), Elodea, Ceratophyllum, eel
grass, alligator, lichen, dinofiagellates, fathead minnow, salmon, oysters,
water penny, water pollution tolerant organisms (sludge worms, aquatic worms,
midge larvae, tubifex worms, pouch snails, blood midges). |
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Introduced/Non-Native |
Microbes
West
Nile virus (Flavivirus) http://www.orange.k12.oh.us/teachers/ohs/jsangdahl/APESWEB/intro.html |
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Pests |
Gypsy Moth, European Red
Mite, Boll Weevil, tobacco Horn worm, Grasshopper (Locust), Pink Bullworm,
Brown Planthoppers, Aphids. |
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Introduced /
Re-introduced
to help control Pest Species |
Wasps, Beetles (Lady
Beetles, Lady Bugs), Vedalia Beetle Larva. |
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Interactions |
Interspecific Competition,
Predation, Parasitism, Mutualism, Commensalism, Interference Competition,
Exploitation Competition, Competitive Exclusion, Resource Partitioning,
Realized Niche, Fundamental Niche, Predator-Prey Relationship (in food chain
or web arrows go towards higher trophic level) |
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r- or K-strategist |
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