Niches and Community Interaction Flashcardizz

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What is a niche?

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The range of physical and biological conditions in which a species lives and the way the species obtains what it needs to survive and reproduce.

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What are resources in the context of a niche?

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Any necessity for life and essential to survival.

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What is competition in an ecological context?

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When an organism attempts to use the same limited ecological resource in the same place at the same time.

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What is the competitive exclusion principle?

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No two species can occupy the same niche in exactly the same habitat at the exact same time.

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What is the predator-prey relationship?

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Predators can affect the size of prey populations in a community and determine the places prey can live and feed.

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What is an ecosystem?

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A community of living organisms and their interactions with their environment.

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Define habitat.

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The natural home or environment of an organism.

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What is symbiosis?

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A close and long-term interaction between two different species.

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What are the three types of symbiotic relationships?

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Mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism.

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What is mutualism?

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A symbiotic relationship where both species benefit.