Population Flashcards

1
Q

All species that occur at any particular location

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Population

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2
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A community that is an intergrayed unit

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Holistic community concept

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3
Q

More than the sum of its part part of the holistic community concept

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Superorganism

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4
Q

Concept favored more by scientist

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Individualist

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5
Q

This talk way a species used environmental resources

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Niche

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6
Q

Entire niche that whole species is capable of using

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Fundamental niche

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7
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Environment being occupied that allows establishment of stable population despite predators

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Realized niche

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8
Q

What is niche competition

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If 2 species attempt to occupy same niche with limited resources 1 will go extinct

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9
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What is strong selective pressure

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Prey predator interaction

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10
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Allopatric species

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Don’t live in same area so no completion

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11
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Sympatriv species that avoid competition while occupying same geographic area by living in different portions

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Resource partitioning

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12
Q

Between individuals of a single species

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Intraspecific

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13
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Between different species

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Interspecific competition

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14
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Prey or host is harmed in 2 or more interactions

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Parasitism

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15
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Insect that’s lay eggs on living host

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Parasitoid

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16
Q

1 species benefits and other species is neither helped or harms

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Commensalism

17
Q

Chemicals that play dominant role in protecting plants from being eaten by herbivores

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Secondary compounds

18
Q

Ability of insects to blend with their environment to avoid predation

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Cryptic coloration

19
Q

Palatable species looks like dostasteful species

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Batesian mimicry

20
Q

Occurs on bare lifeless substrates

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Primary succession

21
Q

Occurs in areas where an existing community has been disturbed

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Secondary succession

22
Q

2 or more unrelated species resemble one another

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Mullerian