Ecology

Front

What is the term for two different species fighting for the same resources?

Back

Competitive exclusion.

Front

What do we call all of the living and nonliving things in an area that interact with each other?

Back

Ecosystem.

Front

What is the specific arrangement of food, shelter, and water that an organism needs called?

Back

Habitat.

Front

What term describes conditions that restrict a population's growth, such as space, disease, and food availability?

Back

Limiting factor.

Front

What principle states that no two species can occupy the same niche?

Back

Competitive Exclusion Principle.

Front

What is the relationship called when one organism benefits at the expense of another?

Back

Parasitism.

Front

What is the term for a symbiotic relationship where both species benefit?

Back

Mutualism.

Front

What is the process by which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring?

Back

Natural selection.

Front

What is the term for the role or function of an organism within its ecosystem?

Back

Niche.

Front

What do we call the maximum population size that an environment can sustain?

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Carrying capacity.