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Chp.17 vocab.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Evo. adjustments between members of a community. | Coevolution |
| The act of one organism killing another for food. | Prediation |
| One organism lives and feeds on another. | Parasitism |
| Defense chemicals in a plant. | Secondary components |
| 2 or more species live together & both benefit,or one benefits. | Symbiosis |
| Both species benefit. | Mutualism |
| One benefits | Commensalism |
| Relationship between species that attempt to use the same resource. | Competition |
| Fundamental role of a species. | Niche |
| Range of opportunities an organism can occupy. | Fundamental niche |
| Part of a fundamental niche that a species occupies. | Realized niche |
| Elimination of a competitive species. | Competitive exclusion |
| Variety of species in a community. | Biodiversity |
| Weather conditions in any given area. | Climate |
| Major biological community that occurs over a large area of land. | Biome |
| Shallow zone near the shore. | Littoral zone |
| Further away from the shore, but close to the surface. | Limnetic zone |
| Deep water zone below the limits of effective light penetration. | Profundal zone |
| Microscopic organisms that float freely In aquatic environments. | Plankton |
| Lowest level of water ecosystem. | Benthic zone |