Ecological Relationships Flashcards

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What are the 3 types of ecological relationships?

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Predator-prey (including herbivory), symbiosis, and competition

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Predator-prey relationships

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interactions between two unlike species - a predator and prey - which influence each other’s growth and affect eachother

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Types of symbiosis

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parasitism, mutualism, commensalism

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Parasitism

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one organism benefits and the other is harmed

ex) fleas on dogs

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Mutualism

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both organisms benefit in the relationship

ex) clownfish and anemone

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Commensalism

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one organism benefits and the other is not affected

ex) barnacles on whales

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Types of competition

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interspecific and intraspecific

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Interspecific Competition

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competition that can occur between members of DIFFERENT species

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Intraspecific Competition

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competition that can occur among members of the SAME species

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Competition Exclusion Principle

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principle that states that no two species can occupy exactly the same niche in exactly the same habitat at exactly the same time

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