Chapter 13 Flashcards
1
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Intraspecific competition
A
Competition among members of the same species
2
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Scramble competition
A
Growth and reproduction are depressed equally across members of a population
3
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Contest competition
A
Some individuals get enough resources while others don’t
4
Q
Exploitation
A
Individuals competing indirectly for resources
5
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Interference
A
Individuals directly competing with each other for resources
6
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Self-thinning
A
Decline in density and increase in biomass of surviving individuals
7
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Allee effect
A
Reduction of birth and survival rates at low population densities
