ecology

Question 1

xylem

Answer 1

series of tubes

Question 2

population

Answer 2

a group of individuals from the same species occupying the same area

Question 3

community

Answer 3

several different populations interacting within the same area

Question 4

biome

Answer 4

classification based on areas that have similar climate, as well as flora and fauna

Question 5

biosphere

Answer 5

the zone within the planet earth that contains life

Question 6

mutualism

Answer 6

both benefit
pollination

Question 7

commensalism

Answer 7

one benefits other neither
remora fish removes parasites from sharks

Question 8

parasitism

Answer 8

one benefits and other suffers
ticks on dogs

Question 9

keystone species

Answer 9

large role in an ecosystem

Question 10

indicator species

Answer 10

reflects conditions of environment

Question 11

apex predators

Answer 11

occupies highest trophic level

Question 12

indigenous species

Answer 12

naturally occur in a specific area

Question 13

endemic species

Answer 13

only found in a specific area

Question 14

alien species

Answer 14

not naturally found in an ecosystem