chapter 46 Flashcards
benefit / benefit
mutualism
no effect / benefit
commensalism
harm / benefit
parasitism
no effect / no effect
neutralism
harm / no effect
amensalism
harm / harm
competition
mycorrhizae
fungi live within and around roots of plants
exploitative competiton
compete for common resources
interference competition
physically intimidating each toher
batesian mimicry
the mimic resembles and only the mimic benefits (false mimicry)
mullerian mimicry
both mimic and model benefit
species richness
number of species in a community or area
primary productivity
amount of biomass built up (food from plants)
lancet fluke needs:
three hosts- cow, snail, ant
ecotones
transition between ecological communities/ecosystems/regions along an environmental gradient (natual boundaries to human generated)