Ch 8 key terms

Question 1

population

Answer 1

the amount of people living in an area

Question 2

density

Answer 2

the amount of dense air that is in an area

Question 3

dispersion

Answer 3

values and a particular variable

Question 4

growth rate

Answer 4

the rate at which a living thing grows

Question 5

reproductive potential

Answer 5

species to reproduce in different conditions

Question 6

exponential growth

Answer 6

growth rate and growth comparison between a living thing

Question 7

carrying capacity

Answer 7

how much of something one thing can carry

Question 8

niche

Answer 8

the role an organsim plays in a community

Question 9

competition

Answer 9

organsims can fight for things with competion like breeding

Question 10

predation

Answer 10

an organsim kills and consumes another

Question 11

parasitism

Answer 11

a smaller organisam living and feeding off a larger one

Question 12

mutualism

Answer 12

association with organisms and 2 different species

Question 13

commensalism

Answer 13

a relationship with 2 different species

Question 14

symbiosis

Answer 14

presens of another organism