Answer the following from your reading of Chapter 4 or other source materials. Define optimal range, zones of physiological stress and zones of intolerance for organisms. Now apply these definitions to an organism of your own selection. E.g. a grass frog, a white oak tree, a wolf, a cattail or some other organism. List the possible combinations and the names and examples of each.
Single organisms have certain characteristics.
Populations of organisms have characteristics such as size, distribution, age classes, reproductive rates etc. These will be discussed in the next unit. Communities have emergent principles of which the above interactions are some. List at least 6 other emergent principles of communities, define each and give an example of each. List two questions you have which were not clearly answered by your reading of the text.