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Ecology - Ch. 4 & 5
Terms related to community interactions and population changes.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| niche | Includes home, job and interactions = way of life |
| carrying capacity | Maximum individuals supported in environment |
| biotic | Living factors |
| succession | Natural change in ecosystem over time |
| immigration | Movement into a population |
| primary | Succession starts on rock |
| emigration | Movement out of a population |
| competition | Species fight over resources |
| secondary | Succession starts on soil |
| parasitism | One organism benefits, other loses |
| mutualism | Both organisms benefit |
| commensalism | One organism benefits, other not affected |
| predation | One organism eats another |
| abiotic | Non-living factors |