Chapter 24 (Populations and Sustainability) Flashcards
1
Q
What is conservation?
A
Maintenance of biodiversity through human management
2
Q
What is preservation?
A
Protection of an area by restricting or banning human interference
3
Q
What is interspecific competition?
A
Competition between species
4
Q
What is intraspecific competition?
A
Competition between members of the same species
5
Q
What is the competitive exclusion principle?
A
2 species compete for a resource, the one which uses the resource more efficiently will eliminate the other
