Ch. 8 Key Terms

Question 1

Population

Answer 1

a community of animals, plants, or humans among whose members interbreeding occurs

Question 2

Density

Answer 2

the quantity of people or things in a given area or space.

Question 3

Dispersion

Answer 3

the pattern of distribution of individuals within a habitat

Question 4

Growth Rate

Answer 4

measures its change from one period to another (month, quarter, year). It is very generally expressed as a percentage.May 13, 2020

Question 5

Reproductive

Answer 5

relating to or effecting reproduction

Question 6

Potential

Answer 6

latent qualities or abilities that may be developed and lead to future success or usefulness.

Question 7

Exponential Growth

Answer 7

growth whose rate becomes ever more rapid in proportion to the growing total number or size

Question 8

Carrying Capacity

Answer 8

the number of people, other living organisms, or crops that a region can support without environmental degradation.

Question 9

Niche

Answer 9

a position or role taken by a particular kind of organism within its community.

Question 10

Competition

Answer 10

interaction between organisms, populations, or species, in which birth, growth and death depend on gaining a share of a limited environmental resource

Question 11

Predation

Answer 11

the preying of one animal on others

Question 12

Parasitism

Answer 12

the practice of living as a parasite in or on another organism

Question 13

Mutualism

Answer 13

symbiosis that is beneficial to both organisms involved.

Question 14

Commensalism

Answer 14

an association between two organisms in which one benefits and the other derives neither benefit nor harm

Question 15

Symbiosis

Answer 15

a mutually beneficial relationship between different people or groups