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Biology 150 Ch. 27
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Biotic | Living |
| Competitive Exclusion Principle | If a researcher forces two species with the same niche to compete for limited resources one will outcompete the other and the lesser of the two will die out. |
| Resource Partitioning | Evolutionary adaptation that reduces interspecific competition. |
| Mimicry | A situation in which members of one species have evolved to resemble another species. |
| Mutualism | Interactions between species in which both benefit. |
| Keystone Species | A species that regulates and ultimately plays a key role in determining the community structure. |
| Succession | A structural change in a community and its nonliving environment over time. |
| Abiotic | Nonliving. |
| Climax Community | If succession succeeds, it results in a climax community. |
| Subclimax | A community with continuous disturbances and succession. |
| Primary Succession | A community gradually forms where there is no trace of a previous community. |
| Secondary Succession | A new community develops after an existing ecosystem is disturbed in a way that leaves significant remnants of the previous community behind such as soil and seeds. |
| Biomes | Extensive areas of characteristic climax plant communities. |