3.1 Study Guide Flashcards
1
Q
All organisms that live together in a place
A
Community
2
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Community Ecology
A
Study of interactions among all populations in environment
3
Q
A role organisms play in community
A
Niche
4
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Fundamental niche
A
Potentially used resources
5
Q
Realized niche
A
Resources actually used
6
Q
Niche partitioning
A
A pattern which populations take turns partitioning
7
Q
When does niche partitioning occur
A
Occurs when niche overlap becomes costly
8
Q
Overlapping organisms
A
Low fitness
9
Q
Competition
A
-/-
10
Q
Mutualism
A
+/+
11
Q
Commensalism
A
+/0
12
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Predation/Herbivory/Parasitism
A
-/+
13
Q
Endosymbiosis
A
Cells inside cells
14
Q
Symbiosis
A
2+ species share close physical interaction
15
Q
Non-symbiosis
A
Interaction of organisms that live apart from each other
