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    This document discusses factors that influence bear and wildlife populations, including food availability, competition, and ecosystem interactions. It notes that only 7 bears survived due to limited food, aggression over resources, and some bears having physical disadvantages. Population growth is constrained by limiting factors in the ecosystem like food, water, shelter, and space. The ecosystem dynamics involve interactions between species centered around energy and determine population stability.

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    This document discusses factors that influence bear and wildlife populations, including food availability, competition, and ecosystem interactions. It notes that only 7 bears survived due to limited food, aggression over resources, and some bears having physical disadvantages. Population growth is constrained by limiting factors in the ecosystem like food, water, shelter, and space. The ecosystem dynamics involve interactions between species centered around energy and determine population stability.

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    Biology

    Concept#_1_
    Period_6__

    Questions:

    Bearactivity:

    Notes:
    I.
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.
    E.
    F.

    Whydidonly7bears
    survive?

    Whatarethetypesof
    interactionbetweeneach
    other?

    I.
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.

    I.
    A.

    I.
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.
    I.
    A.

    BiologyUnit1:

    Whatdoespopulation
    mean?

    Howdoestheecosystema
    populationisineffectit?

    I.
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.
    E.

    Why7Bearssurvived:
    Notenoughfood
    1atatime
    Fightingoverfood(competing)
    Greedy
    Somehadtogetmorefood
    Physicaldisabilities/advantages
    Whythereisonly10%meat:
    Takesmoreworktokilladeer
    Meatismoresparselylocated
    Plantsaremoreeasytogetto
    Takeslongerforanimalstogrow
    Typesofinteraction
    Physicalinteraction
    :Competition
    a. Survivalofthefittest
    b. Competitionforfood,space,mates
    Howmorebearscouldsurvive:
    Morefood
    Lessbears
    Morespace
    Betterdistribution
    Howfoodstoppedpopulationgrowth:
    Limitedpopulation
    a. Populationshavelimitingfactors
    i. Water
    ii. Food
    iii. Denspace/territory
    iv. Mates
    v. Weather
    vi. Environment
    EcosystemDynamicsandInteractions
    Consistsofallpopulationsandnonlivingaspectsof
    thehabitat.
    Interactionsamongspecieswithinanecosystem
    centeraroundenergy.
    Population
    :
    thenumberoflivingorganismsofa
    species
    Populationdeterminesstability/issues
    BiologyH

    a. Notanaccuraterepresentation
    i.
    Programs
    1. Notmanyengineeringgirls
    2. Notmanybiomedicalboys
    3. Sportsmed.consistsmostly
    ofboys

    Vocabulary:
    Abiotic
    :
    notliving
    Biotic
    :
    Living
    Concept:
    Whatfactorsinfluencepopulationgrowth?
    Thefactorsthatinfluencepopulationgrowthincludefood,
    water,andshelter.

    Summary:
    Anecosystemcanallsurvivewiththerightamountofresourcesifevenlydistributed.Without
    foodorwateranimalswilldie.Therearemanyfactorsthatcanaffecttheentireecosystem.
    Thefactorsareabioticfactorsandbioticfactors.Thereasonswhytherewereonlyfewbears
    thatsurvivedwasthattherewasfoodshortagesandtheentirepopulationwasvery
    competitive.Wealsolearnedthatpopulationifverydelicateandalsoincludemanyfactors.

    http://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2015/08/21/bearfamilyinkiddiepoolpkg.news12newjerseyllc
    /video/playlists/viralbears/

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