both organisms do not harm or benefit the other

one organism harms the other and leeches the benefits

both organisms benefit the other

direction a plant leans to better reach the sun

when an organism resembles another for survival, like colors and textures

organism that eats primary consumers

organism that breaks down microscopic plant/animal matter, like fungi and bacteria

animal that hunts for dead organic matter

organism that produced O2 by using photosynthesis

organisms that eat autotrophs, or producers

non-living factor that impacts the environment like sunlight, temperature, and weather

living factor that impacts the environment, like plants and animals

competitive exclusion

two species competing for the same limited resource can't coexist in stable population numbers

resource partitioning

two species coexisting because they use different parts of their ecosystem/environment and don't compete for limited resources

area a species could cover if there was no competition

when life grows back on a completely barren area, like after a wildfire or volcano eruption, and begins to grow back at a slow pace while moss and lichen break down nutrients for later plants

when life grows back on a damaged ecosystem after primary succession has already taken place, and grows back at a fast pace

biological/biotic factors that become more severe as population increases, like competition, predation, disease and parasites

physical/abiotic factors that harm a population no matter the density, like severe weather, human activities, and natural disasters

low competition because the pop is not near carrying capacity, will have max reproductive success in low density, like humans

competition among individuals is stronger because the population is near the carrying capacity, the pop is at a high density , like muscles

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BIO ecology

Term	Definition
commensalism	both organisms do not harm or benefit the other
parasitism	one organism harms the other and leeches the benefits
mutualism	both organisms benefit the other
phototropism	direction a plant leans to better reach the sun
primary consumer	organism that eats producers
mimicry	when an organism resembles another for survival, like colors and textures
secondary consumer	organism that eats primary consumers
decomposer	organism that breaks down microscopic plant/animal matter, like fungi and bacteria
scavenger	animal that hunts for dead organic matter
fungus
producer	organism that produced O2 by using photosynthesis
heterotroph	organisms that eat autotrophs, or producers
CAM plant
C4 plant
C3 plant
plant adaptation
animal adaptation
population
abiotic factor	non-living factor that impacts the environment like sunlight, temperature, and weather
biotic factor	living factor that impacts the environment, like plants and animals
cryptic coloration
community
plant adaptation
competitive exclusion	two species competing for the same limited resource can't coexist in stable population numbers
ecological niche
ecological habitat
resource partitioning	two species coexisting because they use different parts of their ecosystem/environment and don't compete for limited resources
fundamental niche	area a species could cover if there was no competition
realized niche	actual area a species covers
trophic structure
dominant species
keystone species
primary succession	when life grows back on a completely barren area, like after a wildfire or volcano eruption, and begins to grow back at a slow pace while moss and lichen break down nutrients for later plants
secondary succession	when life grows back on a damaged ecosystem after primary succession has already taken place, and grows back at a fast pace
density dependent	biological/biotic factors that become more severe as population increases, like competition, predation, disease and parasites
density independent	physical/abiotic factors that harm a population no matter the density, like severe weather, human activities, and natural disasters
r - selection	low competition because the pop is not near carrying capacity, will have max reproductive success in low density, like humans
K- selection	competition among individuals is stronger because the population is near the carrying capacity, the pop is at a high density , like muscles
eutrophication
genetic diversity
species diversity
ecosystem diversity

Created by: yaya.33

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