Chapter 5 - Evolution & Community Ecology

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What is commensalism?

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A type of symbiotic relationship where one species benefits while the other is neither helped nor harmed.

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What is herbivory?

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The act of eating plants or parts of plants by animals.

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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 or landslide.

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What is allopatric speciation?

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The formation of new species due to geographic isolation.

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What is competition in ecology?

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The interaction between organisms or species in which both are harmed as they compete for limited resources.

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What is a climax community?

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A stable and mature ecological community that undergoes little or no change in species over time.

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What is parasitism?

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A relationship between two species where one benefits at the expense of the other.

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What is secondary succession?

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The process of ecological change that occurs in an area where a disturbance has destroyed an existing community but left the soil intact.

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What is symbiosis?

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A close and long-term interaction between two different species.

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What is predation?

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An interaction where one organism (the predator) kills and eats another organism (the prey).