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A ______________ is all populations of all species living together in a given area

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community

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What does a community consisted of?

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Plants, animals, fungi, microorganisms

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Different species interact with each other in _________ ways

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different

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Interactions affect which species are present and their ___________

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abundance

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Interactions have __________ over long periods of time

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evolved

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habitat

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place where an individual (or population) lives; “mailing address”

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niche

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full range of biotic and abiotic conditions under which a species can live and reproduce; “way of life”

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different species have different _______

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niches

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species interact with each other in complex ways — both ________ & __________

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directly and indirectly

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What is amensalism?

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one species harmed, no effect on other

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What is an example of amensalism?

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mammals grazing around water holes trample and kill plants

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What is Commensalism?

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one species benefits; no effect on second species

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What is an example of Commensalism?

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tree provides nesting sites and cover for birds

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What is Mutualism?

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both species benefit

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What is an example of Mutualism?

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pollination

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Many mutualisms are highly __________

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coevolved

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What is an example obligate mutualism?

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yuccas and yucca moths; each yucca species is pollinated by a single yucca moth species

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What is species-specific or obligate mutualism?

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sometimes each species is totally dependent on the other

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What is Competition?

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use of a limiting resource by two or more individuals

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What is a resource? and a example

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anything used by organisms that can lead to population growth, whose availability is reduced by use; e.g. food, space

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What is a limited resource?

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The supply is less than its demand

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if a resource is limiting, two species may __________ for it

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compete

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What is this called “requirement for the same resource by two species.”

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niche overlap

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competition can occur between two individuals of the same species is called?

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intraspecific competition

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competition can occur between two individuals of the two different species is called?
interspecific competition
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What is Competitive Exclusion?
when a species is excluded from a habitat because it cannot compete effectively
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What is a predator?
animal which gets its food from other living organisms (prey)
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The predator _________________ prey
may or may not kill
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predator and prey populations often ______________ over time
fluctuate (or oscillate)
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___________________ may contribute to prey population cycles. What another example?
other factors besides predators; Food Supply
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Predation may be a _______________ the community (affects the identity and abundance of individual species)
powerful force that structures
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Paine looked at marine communities containing many species of ________________________
invertebrates and Pisaster, a large predatory starfish
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What is the classic example of predation?
experiment with purple sea star (Pisaster) by Robert Paine, 1966
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Paine roped off _______________ & ____________ from some
experimental plots and removed all the Pisaster
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What is the result from Robert Paine experiment?
mussels were superior competitors and crowded out the other species
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In Paine experiment, ____________ without Pisaster: ___________ of invertebrates and algae disappeared!
community crashed; 28 species
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Pisaster predation keeps _______________ other invertebrate species to flourish
mussel numbers down and allows
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Pisaster is what’s now known as a ________________
keystone species
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Removal of a keystone causes community_____________
species diversity to crash
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Predator-prey __________ has also occurred over long periods of time
coevolution
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prey species have _______________ against predation
evolved defenses
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What is camouflage?
adaptation that allows organism to blend in with its surroundings
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What is another word for camouflage?
crypsis or cryptic coloration
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What is example of crypsis
gray treefrog blends in with tree bark very well
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What is flash coloration?
The prey will flash brights colors at predator and it will confused the predator since the predator will look for the bright colors.
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Another prey defense is ____________________________
startle displays and chemical defenses
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What is an example of startle display?
Hognose snake: flattens head and neck and hisses loudly (but doesn’t bite!) If further harassed, gapes mouth, rolls over and plays dead
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What is chemical defenses?
some species use toxic, distasteful, or foul-smelling chemicals as defense
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What are examples of species that use chemical defenses?
Bombardier Beetle; lionfish; toads
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What is warning coloration?
some toxic species have evolved bright patterns/colors that warn predators
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What is warning coloration also called?
aposematic coloration
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What species have aposematic coloration?
poison-dart frogs of new world tropics
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What is mimicry?
a species evolves to resemble a toxic or inedible species
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What species has a example of mimicry?
Viceroy butterfly is nontoxic; has evolved pattern very similar to monarch
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Monarch butterfly has evolved __________ to prevent it from being eaten.
Warning coloration
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What are the two types of mimicry?
Batesian mimicry and Müllerian mimicry
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What is Batesian mimicry?
a palatable species mimics an unpalatable or noxious species
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What is Müllerian mimicry?
two or more unpalatable species evolve similar appearance
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What animals show Batesian mimicry?
scarlet kingsnake and coral snake
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Mimicry is quite common in ___________________________.
tropical butterflies and moths
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What is parasitism?
a parasite gets its food from another living organism (its host)
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parasite lives ___________ or ______________ its host for part of its life cycle
in (endoparasite) or on (ectoparasite)
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________ or ______________ host — usually to parasite’s advantage not to!
may or may not kill
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parasites can be ________________________ (think animals)
microorganisms, worms, arthropods
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What are some examples of parasites? (Think aniamals)
ticks, fleas, lice, etc.
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When a community is disturbed, there is often a ______________________________________ the area
predictable succession of species recolonizing
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What are the 2 different types of succession?
primary and secondary
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occurs in areas previously devoid of life, is what?
primary succession
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occurs in disturbed areas that were previously inhabited, is what?
secondary succession
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What is examples of areas that are devoid of life?
after glaciers retreat, or after new volcanic island forms
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What is examples of areas that were previously inhabitable?
abandoned farm fields

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