Community Ecology

Question 1

full range of conditions and resources that permit species to live; determined by characteristics

Answer 1

fundamental niche

Question 2

species physically interact

Answer 2

interference competition

Question 3

species interact without harming each other; usually benefit

Answer 3

mutualistic

Question 4

composed of local populations of multiple species that may interact

Answer 4

community

Question 5

consumption of plants

Answer 5

herbivory

Question 6

multidimensional habitat allows species to fulfill role

Answer 6

niche

Question 7

one species benefits while the other is harmed

Answer 7

antagonistic

Question 8

one species benefits at expense of another

Answer 8

parasitism

Question 9

one species eliminates another from the environment

Answer 9

competition exclusion

Question 10

diversity of genetic sequences, cell types, metabolisms, life histories, phylogenetic groups, and communities

Answer 10

biodiversity

Question 11

one species benefits and the other is unharmed

Answer 11

commensalism

Question 12

species adapt to utilize different parts of an environment; avoid competition

Answer 12

resource partitioning

Question 13

indirect interaction; one species creates the habitat for another

Answer 13

facilitation

Question 14

two species adapt to eachother

Answer 14

coevolution

Question 15

species that have a great effect on the community

Answer 15

keystone species

Question 16

the actual environment in which species can have a stable population; determined by species interaction

Answer 16

realized niche

Question 17

species use the same resource but don’t interact

Answer 17

exploitative competition

Question 18

keystone species often….(3 things)

Answer 18

pollinate, alter the environment, and control competition

Question 19

one consumes another

Answer 19

predation

Question 20

two species attempt to use a resource that’s limited

Answer 20

interspecific competition

Question 21

number of individuals per species and number of species

Answer 21

species evenness

Question 22

number of species

Answer 22

species richness