Community structure and dynamics

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  • 1.Community Structure and Dynamics

2. Trophicstructure

  • Feeding () relationship between organisms.
  • >Biomass: Primary producers

3. Food web

  • Mention the organisms in each trophic level. Explain.
  • Primary Producers.
  • Primary Consumers.
  • Secondary Consumers.
  • Tertiary Consumers.
  • Quaternary Consumers .

4. Bottom-up and Top down regulation model

  • V= vegetationH= herbivore
  • VH
  • VH
  • VH

Explain each possible interaction with your own words. 5. Bottom up model

  • N = mineral nutrients.
  • P = predators
  • NVHP

Top down model

  • N = mineral nutrients.
  • P = predators
  • NVHP

Find out 2 similarities and 2 differences between the two models. 6. Ecological Succession

  • The sequence of community changes after a disturbance.

7. Primary Succession 8. Secondary Succession 9.

  • Mention two differences and two similarities between primary and secondary succession.
  • Describe the relationship between nitrogen in soil and mineral nitrogen (50 w).

10. Humans bottom up or top down control

  • Introduction (50w)
  • Bottom up support (50w)
  • Top down support (50w)
  • Conclusion (50w)