Unit 1 pt 2 test

Question 1

community ecology

Answer 1

interaction b/w species

Question 2

symbiotic relationship

Answer 2

relationship b/w two species that are in close association

Question 3

competition

Answer 3

struggle of 2 species competing for one resource

Question 4

competition exclusion principle

Answer 4

2 species competing for 1 resource cannot coexist

Question 5

resource partitioning

Answer 5

species divide resources based on differences in behavior or morphology

Question 6

predation

Answer 6

one animal kills and consumes another

Question 7

parasitiod

Answer 7

predator that lays eggs inside other organisms or a host

Question 8

parasitism

Answer 8

interaction when 1 organism lives on or in another

Question 9

pathogen

Answer 9

parasite that causes disease in its host

Question 10

herbivory

Answer 10

animal consumes producer

Question 11

mutualism

Answer 11

interaction b/w 2 species that increases chances of survival or reproduction for both

Question 12

prey can evolve defenses:

Answer 12

camouflage, mimicry, deceptive looks

Question 13

commensalism

Answer 13

relationship b/w 2 species in which one benefits and the other is neither harmed nor helped

Question 14

keystone species

Answer 14

plays an important role in community then is suggested by abundance

Question 15

ecosystem engineer

Answer 15

keystone species that creates or maintains habitat for other species

Question 16

terrestrial biome

Answer 16

geographic region categorized by a particular combination of rainfall, temperature, and distinctive plant growth on land

Question 17

aquatic biome

Answer 17

aquatic region characterized by combination of salinity, depth, and water flow