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VOCABULARY
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the movement of individuals into
a population
immigration
when one organism captures and
eats another
predation
maximum number of individuals
of a certain species that an
environment can normally
support over time
carrying capacity
a factor that controls the size of a
population
limiting factor
a species that is the first to live in
a previously uninhabited area
pioneer species
an organism’s mating behavior is
part of its.....
niche
Cougars often eat weakened or
diseased animals. This
description is part of its...
niche
ecological equivalents are...
organisms with the same niche
that live in different areas
One outcome of competitive
exclusion can be the division of
the niche. This is known as...
niche partitioning
The red squirrel population is
declining due to competition with
the gray squirrel. What will most
likely happen to the red squirrel
population?
extinction
Brown bears hunting for fish
along a river is what type of
competition?
intraspecific
In mutualism, organism A
benefits and organism B...
benefits also
Give an example of an
endoparasite
tapeworm- lives inside the host
a close relationship between two
different species of organism
living in the same area is...
symbiosis
The difference between predation
and parasitism is
parasites keep the host alive
longer
The formula for calculating
population density is
# of individuals/ area (square
meters...)
The type of dispersion seen in a
school of fish...
clumped
One reason organisms may be
found in uniform dispersion...
territoriality, limited resources to
compete for
An organism with a high risk of
predation may lay excess eggs
and not care for the offspring.
This type of survivorship curve is
called...
type III
The type of survivorship curve
humans have
type I
The type of growth
where a population
increases very rapidly
Exponential
An exponential growth curve
shows what shape?
J-curve
the type of population growth
where growth is slow at first,
increases exponentially for a
short period of time, and then
levels off again..
logistic
The leveling off seen at the top of
a logistic growth curve is called
the...
carrying capacity
List two examples of densityindependent limiting factors
weather, natural disasters, human
activity
Final Jeopardy:
14.5
Make your wagers!
Order the following events of primary
succession...
A) shrubs, cottonwoods, and alders
grow
B) transition to a forest
C) moss and lichens grow
D) hemlock-spruce forest
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