Review for Population Dynamics Test

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What is an ecological niche?

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A position or role taken by a particular kind of organism within its community.

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What is the advantage of different bird species having different niches?

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There is less competition for food.

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What is cooperation in ecological terms?

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An interaction in which organisms work together so that all organisms in the group benefit.

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What does competition between species refer to?

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The struggle between organisms for the same resources in an ecosystem.

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What is an example of competition in ecosystems?

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Kudzu overgrowing and displacing native ground plants.

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What is succession in ecology?

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The process by which ecosystems change and develop over time, often following a disturbance.

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What is parasitism?

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A relationship where one organism benefits at the expense of another.

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What is commensalism?

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A relationship where one organism benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed.

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What are abiotic resources?

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Non-living chemical and physical parts of the environment that affect living organisms.

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What is a predator-prey relationship?

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An interaction where one organism (the predator) hunts and eats another organism (the prey).