Unit 5 Flashcards
A species that is important in maintaining biodiversity is known as
a keystone species
What is mutualism
When two species relantionship helps each other
What is parasitism
when two species relantionship harms the other and beneifits one
what is commensalism
When two species relantionship beneifits one and has no effect on the other
what is competetion
when two species compete for resources
How does energy change at each level of consumer
producers have the most energy while apex predators have the least
What is a limiting factor
A factor that causes a population’s size to slow or decrease
What is a keystone species
A species that is important in maintaining biodiversity
What is logistic growth
When competetion and resoucres become scarce and reach the carrying capacity, which causes their growth to slow to 0, this produces a s shape curves
What is exponential growth
It is growth that is uncontrolled
Animals obtain nitrogen by
comsuming plants
Factors that are non-living are
abiotic factors
Factors that are living are
biotic factors
A population typically stops growing when
it reaches the carrying capacity
grass-insects-frogs-owl-hawk - what happens if insects suddently die
the amount of grass increases
