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Name __________________________________ AP: COMMUNITY ECOLOGY 1. How is co-evolution significant in community ecology? _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Fill in the chart of interspecific interactions. Interaction Example Density Effects on Population Competition Predation (includes parasitism) Mutualism Commensalism 3. What is the competitive exclusion principle? __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ 4. Describe Gausse’s experiment with Paramecia. __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ 5. Define ecological niche. _____________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ 6. Define and give an example of resource partitioning. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 7. Describe several defense mechanisms to predation in plants. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 8. Define and give an example of the following animal defenses: a. Cryptic coloration __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ b. Aposematic coloration ______________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ c. Batesian mimicry __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ d. Mullerian mimicry __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ 9. What is meant by the “trophic structure” of a community? _________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 10. What does a food web show that isn’t indicated by a food chain? ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 11. What limits the length of a food chain? ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 12. Define a keystone species and why are they so important to a community? ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 13. Define ecological succession. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 14. What is the difference between primary and secondary succession? ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________