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19 Cards in this Set
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Ecological equivalent |
Species that occupy similar niches but live in different geographical regions |
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Population density |
number of individuals per define space |
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Ecological niche |
Factors that a species needs to survive and stay healthy |
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Competitive exclusion |
Two species competing for the same resources, better adapted species will win |
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Competition |
Two organisms fight for the same limited resources |
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Exponential growth |
Competition, predation, disease |
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Commensalism |
1 benefits neither harmed, - mights/ hair follicles |
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Uniform dispersion type |
Uniformly spaced out, bird nest |
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Parasitism |
One benefits one harmed, braconid wasp / caterpillar |
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Primary succession |
The Establishment and development of an ecosystem in an area that previously uninhabited |
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Clumped dispersion type |
Clubs and groups, schooling fish |
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Random dispersion type |
Spaced out randomly, three-toed sloths |
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Secondary succession |
The re-establishment of a damaged ecosystem in an area where the soil was left intact |
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Population dispersion |
How individuals in a population are spaced |
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Symbiosis |
A closed ecological relationship between two or more organisms of different species that live in a direct contact with each other |
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Density dependent limiting factor |
Factors that are affected by the number of individuals in a given area |
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Predation |
The process by which one organism captures and feeds upon another organism |
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Mutualism |
Both species benefit, lesser long-nosed bat / singular o cactus |
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List the four factors that affect population size |
Death rate, birth rate, immigration, emigration |
