Environmental Science Review (1)

Populations of different organisms living in an area

• species
• community
• niche
• biome

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Reaches a climax community quicker because soil is already present

• primary succession 
• secondary succession
• both types of succession

The final stable community of plants and animals is called:

• pioneer community
• farmland
• climax community
• old field

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The entire range of conditions an organism could occupy in it's environment

• Fundamental Niche
• Realized Niche
• Comfort zone
• intolerance threshold 

What is a keystone species?

• A species that helps to hold an ecosystem together

• A species that lives in or around rocks

• Keys and stones have nothing to do with ecology

• A keystone isn't a living thing, it's just a stone

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A group of ecosystems with similar biotic and abiotic conditions is called a ______

• Ecosystem

• Habitat

• Biome

• Niche

A collection of organisms that make up a community as well as all of the nonliving aspects of the environment.

• Population
• Community
• Habitat
• Ecosystem

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Both Species A and Species B benefit from this type of relationship.

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

• Predation

Species A benefits and Species B is not affected.

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

• Competition

Species A benefits and Species B is harmed, but doesn't usually die as a result.

• Predation

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

• Parasitism