Ecology Vocabulary Quiz 2

A condition that occurs when 2 or more organisms compete for the same resources in an ecosystem

• Competition

• Mutualism

• Predation

• Parasitism

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

A relationship in which 2 species are interdependent; one always benefits, while the other one either benefits, is not affected, or is harmed

• Symbiosis

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

• Commensalism

A stable ecological community that has reached an equilibrium after having adapted to its environment

• Climax Community

• Pioneer Species

• Primary Succession

• Secondary Succession

A symbiotic relationship in which both organisms receive benefits

• Mutualism

• Competition

• Parasatism

• Commensalism

A symbiotic relationship in which one organism receives the benefits as the other is not affected

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

• Symbiosis

• Parasitism

The development of an ecological community in a previously uninhabited location; no soil is present

• Primary Succession

• Secondary Succession

• Climax Community

• Pioneer Species

The development of an ecological community in an area that was once inhabited but experienced a catastrophe; soil is present

• Secondary Succession

• Primary Succession

• Pioneer Species

• Climax Community

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The first plant species to grow during primary succession

• Pioneer Species

• Pioneer Community

• Climax Community

• Succession

The process in which carbon is exchanged between the organisms and their environment

• Carbon Cycle

• Nitrogen Cycle

• Water Cycle

• Oxygen Cycle

The total variation of species within a given population

• Biodiversity

• Population

• Pioneer Species

• Symbiosis