Wildlife Population Ecology Review

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What is predation?

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Predation is one animal hunting another animal for food.

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What is a manipulation of an animal population?

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Setting lower bag limits is a manipulation of an animal population.

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What is physical condition in ecology?

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Physical condition refers to the ability of an organism to survive in a particular environment.

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What is competition in ecology?

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Competition is when two or more individuals seek out the same resource at the same time.

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What is dominance in animal behavior?

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Dominance is when one individual uses aggression or a larger body size to have better access to resources.

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What is carrying capacity?

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Carrying capacity is the maximum number of individuals of a species that an environment can support sustainably.

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What is the difference between biotic and abiotic factors?

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Biotic factors are living components of an ecosystem, while abiotic factors are non-living components.

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What is an invasive species?

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An invasive species is a species that is not native to an area and whose presence harms the local ecosystem.

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What is the role of keystone species?

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

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What is ecological succession?

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Ecological succession is the process of change in the species structure of an ecological community over time.