10.1 Flashcards
community
all organisms that live together
niche
biotic and abiotic resources a species use
fundamental niche
the whole niche an organism could use
realized niche
how much of the fundamental niche a species actually uses
niche partitioning takes place when
niches overlap
Gauses competitive exclusion principle
no two species can have the exact same niche at the same time
interspecific interactions take place _________ organisms
between
competition
(-,-)
mutalism
(+,+)
commensalism
(+,0)
Predation/herbivory/
parasitism
(+,-)
endosymbiosis
cells in cells
symbiosis
2 or more species that share a close physical interaction
nonsymbiosis
brief interactions, live apart
facultative mutualism
recieves benefits but can live without
obligatory mutualism
entirely dependent on eachother
