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Keystone Species
- 1. Predator
- 2. Niche'
- 3. The native species
- 4. Keystone species
- 5. Example of keystone species
- 6. Example of domino effect
- 7. Competition
- a. Without keystone species, new plants or animals could also come into the habitat and push out this species.
- b. The interaction between organisms are species in which both the species are harmed.
- c. A plant or animal that plays a unique and crucial role in the way an ecosystem functions.
- d. Refers to the way in which an organism fits into an ecological community or ecosystem.
- e. A keystone species if often, but not always, this type of species, because they can control the distribution and populations of large number of prey species.
- f. Deer, rabbits and bird species in the ecosystem are at least partly controlled by the presence of the mountain lion.
- g. The population of deer or rabbits would explode without the presence of a predator.
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Keystone Species (Answer Key)
- e 1. Predator
- d 2. Niche'
- a 3. The native species
- c 4. Keystone species
- f 5. Example of keystone species
- g 6. Example of domino effect
- b 7. Competition
- a. Without keystone species, new plants or animals could also come into the habitat and push out this species.
- b. The interaction between organisms are species in which both the species are harmed.
- c. A plant or animal that plays a unique and crucial role in the way an ecosystem functions.
- d. Refers to the way in which an organism fits into an ecological community or ecosystem.
- e. A keystone species if often, but not always, this type of species, because they can control the distribution and populations of large number of prey species.
- f. Deer, rabbits and bird species in the ecosystem are at least partly controlled by the presence of the mountain lion.
- g. The population of deer or rabbits would explode without the presence of a predator.
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