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AP Biology: Community Ecology Flashcards

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7341867125communityA group of various species that live in the same habitat and interact with each other0
7341867126commensalismA relationship between two organisms of different species where one benefits and the other is neither harmed nor benefited1
7341867127habitattype of environment in which a species typically lives2
7341867128symbiosisA relationship in which two different organisms live in close association with each other3
7341867129mutualismA relationship between two species in which both species benefit4
7341867130character displacementevolution of anatomical differences that reduce competition between similar species5
7341867131competitive exclusionprocess whereby two species compete for a limiting resource, and one drives the other to local extinction6
7341867132ecological nichethe resources and environmental conditions that a species requires7
7341867133interspecific competitioncompetition between members of different species8
7341867134resource partitioningspecies adapt to access different portions of a limited resource; allows species with similar needs to coexist9
7341867135brood parasitismone egg laying species benefits by having another raise its offspring10
7341867136parasitoidan insect which has its larva develop inside of another insect and which kills that insect when it emerges11
7341867137parasitismrelationship in which one species withdraws nutrients from another species, without immediately killing it12
7341867138intermediate disturbance hypothesisspecies richness is greatest in communities where disturbances are moderate in their intensity or frequency13
7341867139pioneer speciesspecies that colonize a new habitat14
7341867140primary successionAn ecological succession that begins in an area where no biotic community previously existed15
7341867141secondary successionSuccession following a disturbance that destroys a community without destroying the soil16
7341867142exotic speciesorganisms that are not native to a particular area17
7341867143indicator speciesspecies that serve as early warnings that an ecosystem is being damaged18
7341867144keystone speciesA species that influences the survival of many other species in an ecosystem19

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