3.1 Flashcards
1
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Community
A
All the organisms that live together
2
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Community Ecology
A
Study of interactions among all populations in an environment
3
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Niche
A
Biotic and abiotic resources that a species uses what, where, when, and how it uses them
4
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Fundamental Niche
A
Potential
5
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Realized Niche
A
What it actually is
6
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Gauses’ Competition Exclusion Principle
A
No two similar species can occupy te same niche at the same time
7
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Competition
A
-/-
8
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Mutualism
A
+/+
9
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Commensalism
A
+/0
10
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Predation/herbivory/parasitism
A
-/+
11
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Facultative
A
Receive benefits from but can survive without the other
12
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Obligatory
A
Species are entirely dependent on each other
13
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What happens when niches overlap a little bit?
A
Competition for resources or mutualism can occur
14
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What happens when niches overlap a lot?
A
A population could be wiped out
15
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