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Ecology - Ch. 4 & 5
Terms related to community interactions and population changes.
Term | Definition |
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niche | Includes home, job and interactions = way of life |
carrying capacity | Maximum individuals supported in environment |
biotic | Living factors |
succession | Natural change in ecosystem over time |
immigration | Movement into a population |
primary | Succession starts on rock |
emigration | Movement out of a population |
competition | Species fight over resources |
secondary | Succession starts on soil |
parasitism | One organism benefits, other loses |
mutualism | Both organisms benefit |
commensalism | One organism benefits, other not affected |
predation | One organism eats another |
abiotic | Non-living factors |