Module 22 Flashcards
Commensalism
Humans and other animals are consumers, must eat complex food molecules from bodies of other organisms
Ecosystem
All living things in an area together with no living materials and conditions in the area
Ecosystem
All living things in an area together with no living materials and conditions in the area
Keystone species
Species that has unexpected strong effects on stability or diversity of a community that is much larger than biomass
Predation
Predator vs prey
Community
All of the populations interacting with each other in a specified area
Foundation species
Species that are dominant in communities
Mutualism
A type of inter species where both species benefit
Symbiosis
A type of community between pairs of species that are connected. Means “together living”
Competition
W type of inter species interaction where they are both harmed
Herbivory
Moose eating plants
Parasitism
Where a parasite benefits from getting blood from a host
Ecology
Branch of biology that deals with the relation of organisms to another and to their physical surroundings
Interspecific interaction
Effect on one population on another in a community and interaction between members of different species