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botany Chapter 1
botany Chapter 1 Alpha
Term | Definition |
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Mutualism | A relationship in which two organisms live proximity, and both species benefit from interaction |
Mycorrhizal fungi | To organisms and mutualistic relationship, but I know something was wrong with all these can survive without each other |
Ecological | Biography |
Plant classification | Taxonomy and phylogeny |
Evolution | Any change in the inherent traits of a population population that occurs from one generation to the next |
What are the 4 mechanism of evolution | Mutation Genetic drift Gene flow Natural selection |
Genetic drift | Changes in allele frequency due to random events |
Gene flow | The movement or migration of alleles from one population to another |
Mutation | Any change to DNA sequence of an organism (DNA Palmerase error) |
Natural selection | The difference, survival and reproduction of individuals in a population in response to biotic and abiotic factors in the environment, acting on heritability, variations and traits of individuals |
Biotic factors | Living community |
Abiotic factors | Nonliving factors (temperature, gases, water, nutrients, and other chemicals) |
Ecology | Is the scientific study of interactions of organisms within their environments |
Population | An interacting group of individuals of one species living in the same geographical area |
Community | The assembly of all organisms living together, and potential interacting in a particular area |
Ecosystem | All organisms living in a particular area, as well as all nonliving physical components of the environment that affect the organisms, such as air, soil, and sunlight |
Population density | The number of individuals of a particular species in one area |
Competition | Interactions between two organisms to obtain a resource that is required for survival and is unlimited supplies |
Allopathy | One of the competing organisms produces a chemical substance to inhibit the growth of other species |