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14 Cards in this Set
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Population |
All the members of a species living in the same place at the same time |
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Density |
The number of individuals per unit area or volume |
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Dispersion |
The relative distribution or arrangement of its individuals |
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Growth Rate |
The birth rate minus the death rate
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Reproductive Potential |
A species' biotic potential is the fastest rate at which it can grow. This rate limited by the maximum number of offspring that each member of the population can produce
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Exponential Growth |
Grow faster and faster |
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Carrying Capacity |
The maximum population that the ecosystem can support indefinitely
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Niche |
The unique role of a species within an ecosystem
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Competition |
A relationship in which different individuals or populations attempt to use the same limited resource
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Predation |
An organism that feeds on another organism
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Parasitism |
The relationship between a parasite and its host
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Mutualism |
A close relationship between two species in which each species provides a benefit to the other |
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Commensalism |
A relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is neither harmed nor helped
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Symbiosis |
A relationship in which two species live in close association |
