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15 Cards in this Set
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Habitat |
The place or set of environmental conditions in which an organism lives |
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Ecological niche |
The functional role and position of a species in its ecosystem, including what resources it uses, how and when it uses those resources. And how it interacts with other species. |
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Generalist |
Organisms that can exist in a broad range of conditions. |
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Specialist |
Organisms that require a specific set of environmental conditions |
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Taxonomy |
The science of naming, describing and classifying organisms |
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Domain |
A taxonomic category that includes one or more kingdoms |
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Kingdom |
A broad taxonomic category made up of related phyla |
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Species |
A group of organisms with similar structural and functional characteristics that in nature breed with one. |
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Resource partitioning |
The ability of two or more species to use different parts of the same resource and coexist in the same habitat |
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Competition |
A type of antagonistic relationship in a biological community |
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Intraspecific competition |
Competition among members of the same species |
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Interspecific competition |
Competition between members of different species |
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Predation |
The act of one organism feeding on another organism |
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Predator |
Any organism that feeds directly on another organism, whether or not this kills the prey. |
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Predator-mediated competition |
The concept that a superior competitor in a habitat builds up a larger population than its competing species; predators notice and increase hunting pressure on superior species, reducing it's abundance and allowing the weaker competitor to increase its numbers |
