Relationship where both organisms benefit

Relationship where one organism benefits and the other neither benefits nor is harmed

___________ succession occurs when an area is re-colonized following a disturbance and soil remains.

Two organisms fight for the same resource

What type of population growth does this graph represent?

Density - _____________ factors are affected by the number of individuals; examples include competition, predation, and parasitism.

One organism catches and eats another organism

What type of population growth does this graph represent?

__________________ is the maximum number of individuals an ecosystem can support.

What are the four stages of ecological succession in order from the beginning to end?

Relationship where both organisms benefit

Density- ______________ factors are environmental factors that limit a population’s growth; examples include weather events and human activities.

___________ succession occurs when newly exposed rock is colonized for the first time (there is no soil).

The first plants that establish an area are known as ____________ species.