Community

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What is the term for a relationship where one species is harmed, but the other is unaffected?

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Parasitism

Front

What is the main difference between ectoparasites and endoparasites?

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Ectoparasites live on the host’s surface, while endoparasites live inside the host.

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What type of succession occurs after a forest fire?

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Secondary Succession

Front

What is an intraspecific interaction?

Back

An interaction within the same species.

Front

What is the main focus of community ecology?

Back

Interactions between populations in a shared environment.

Front

Define Commensalism.

Back

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

Front

What is Mutualism?

Back

A relationship where both species benefit from the interaction.

Front

What is Amensalism?

Back

A relationship where one species is harmed while the other is unaffected.

Front

What is the role of a keystone species in a community?

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A species that has a disproportionately large effect on its environment relative to its abundance.

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What is the difference between a population and a community?

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A population is a group of individuals of the same species, while a community is made up of different species interacting in a shared environment.