Community Ecology

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What are areas set aside for the protection of threatened or endangered species and their habitats?

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National wildlife refuges.

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What is the term for a close relationship between two different species?

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Symbiosis.

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What type of relationship occurs when one species benefits while the other is neither helped nor harmed?

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Commensalism.

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What is the order of plant growth after a volcanic eruption?

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Lichens → Grasses → Shrubs → Trees.

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What type of ecological succession occurs in an area where soil already exists after a disturbance?

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Secondary succession.

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What is the term for the gradual process of change and replacement in the species composition of a given area?

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Ecological succession.

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What is mutualism?

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A type of symbiotic relationship where both species benefit.

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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 are lichens?

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Symbiotic associations between fungi and algae or cyanobacteria, often the first colonizers in primary succession.

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What is primary succession?

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The process of ecological change that occurs in an area where no soil exists, such as after a volcanic eruption.