Interdependence Within Environmental Systems 1 Flashcards
Competition
Two populations that struggle against each other for the same resources in an ecosystem.
Predation
One population captures and feeds on another population.
Parasitism
One population benefits from another population, often while hurting it.
Mutualism
Two populations that Benitez from each other and often depend on each other for survival.
Ecosystem
All biotic and abiotic things, conditions, and interactions in a defined area.
Primary ecological succession
Building process that occurs when there is no preceding organisms, such as in the retreat of a glacier.
Secondary ecological succession
Rebuilding process that occurs after a disruption to an ecosystem, such as a forest fire.
Pioneer organisms
Organisms that are the first to rebuild in ecological succession, such as lichens.
Diversity
The number and variety of species and populations in an ecosystem.
Population
The number of organisms of the same species that live in a defined area and make up the breeding group.
Commensalism
One populations benefits from another population without harming it.
Ecosystem
All biotic and abiotic things, conditions, and interactions in a defined area.
Primary ecological succession
Building process that occurs when there is no preceding organisms, such as in the retreat of a glacier.
Secondary ecological succession
Rebuilding process that occurs after a disruption to an ecosystem, such as a forest fire.
Pioneer organisms
Organisms that are the first to rebuild in ecological succession, such as lichens.