Chapter 14 Vocab
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habitat | combined biotic and abiotic factors found in an area where an organism lives
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ecological niche | all of the physical, chemical, and biological factors that a species needs to survive, stay healthy, and reproduce in an ecosystem
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competitive exclusion | theory that states that no two species can occupy the same niche at the same time
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ecological equivalents | organisms that share a similar niche but live in different geographical regions
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competition | ecological relationship in which two organism attempt to obtain the same resource
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predation | process by which one organism hunts and kills another for food
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symbiosis | ecological relationship between members of at least two different species that live in direct contact with one another
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mutualism | ecological relationship in which each species gets a benefit from the interaction
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commensalism | ecological relationship in which one species receives a benefit but the other species is not affected one way or another
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parasitism | ecological relationship in which one organism benefits by harming another organism
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population density | measure of individuals living in a defined area
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population dispersion | way in which individuals of a population are spread out over a volume or area
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survivorship curve | graph showing the surviving members of each age group of a population over time
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immigration | movement of individuals into a population
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emigration | movement of individuals out of a population
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exponential growth | dramatic increase in a population over a short period of time
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logistic growth | population growth that is characterized by a period of slow growth, followed by a period of exponential growth, followed by another period of almost no growth
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carrying capacity | number of individuals that the resources of an environment can normally and persistently support
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population crash | dramatic decline in the size of a population over a short period of time
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limiting factor | environmental factor that limits the growth and size of a population
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density-dependent limiting factor | environmental resistance that affects a population that has become overly crowded
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density-independent limiting factor | environmental resistance that affects a populations regardless of population density
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succession | sequence of biotic changes that regenerate a damage community or start a community in a previously uninhabited area
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primary succession | establishment and development of an ecosystem in an area that was previously uninhabited
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pioneer species | organism that is the first to live in a previously uninhabited area
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secondary succession | reestablishment of a damaged ecosystem in an area where the soil was left intact
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