ch. 8 b r a i n s c a p e Flashcards
population
a set of individuals within a species living in the same place at the same time
density
the number of individuals per unit area or volume
dispersion
the arrangement of its individuals in space
growth rate
the BIRTH RATE minuse the DEATH RATE
reproductive potential
“the maximum number of offspring that each member o the population can produce”
exponential growth
population growing faster and faster
carrying capacity
the population size where birth rates and death rates are equal
niche
the range of conditions in which a species can survive
competition
a relationship in which different individuals or populations attempt to use the same limited resource.
predation
an organism that feeds on another organism
parasitism
the relationship between the parasite and its host
mutualism
close relationship between two species in which each species provides a benefit to the other
commensalism
a relationship in which one species benefits and the other is neither harmed or helped
symbiosis
a relationship in which two species live in close association
