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| 4847691803 | competition | community interaction where both are negatively affected -/- | 0 | |
| 4847700284 | predation | community interaction where the predator benefits but the prey loses +/- | 1 | |
| 4847711498 | symbiosis | general term for two species living closely together | 2 | |
| 4847713409 | mutualism | type of symbiosis where both benefit | 3 | |
| 4847716573 | parasitism | type of symbiosis where the host is harmed +/- | 4 | |
| 4847719980 | commensalism | type of symbiosis where one benefits and the other neither benefits nor is harmed +/o | 5 | |
| 4847725865 | competitive exclusion principle | state no two species can share the same niche | 6 | |
| 4847727911 | resource partitioning | when similar species separate in to separate zones so both can exist there | 7 | |
| 4847736281 | character displacement | when a variety of traits evolve in a species | 8 | |
| 4847743356 | sympatric | together-not separated physically | 9 | |
| 4847745313 | allopatric | separated physically | 10 | |
| 4847746785 | cryptic coloration | camouflage | 11 | |
| 4847748657 | aposematic coloration | bright colors in a harmful animal to warn predators to stay away | 12 | |
| 4847756147 | batesian mimicry | when a harmless species mimics a harmful organism's appearance | 13 | |
| 4847760138 | mullerian mimicry | when both unfavorable species mimic each other to magnify their warning effect | 14 | |
| 4847766845 | species richness | total # of species in area | 15 | |
| 4847769062 | relative abundance | proportions of each species in area | 16 | |
| 4847773493 | species diversity | includes BOTH species richness and relative abundance | 17 | |
| 4847778181 | energetic hypothesis | states food chains can not be too long due to inefficient energy transfer (10%) | 18 | |
| 4847783140 | dynamic stability model | states food chains can not be too long because longer chains are less stable | 19 | |
| 4847785955 | bottom up controls | abiotic factors at bottom of food chain affect the top | 20 | |
| 4847817195 | top down controls | predator influence trickle down food chain | 21 | |
| 4847883643 | dominant species | species with the highest biomass in community | 22 | |
| 4847889646 | keystone species | species that has a special ecological role in the community | 23 | |
| 4847893234 | foundation species | keystone species that affects community by physically changing the ecosystem | 24 | |
| 4847898732 | facilitators | when a foundation species positively affects survival of many other species (Junco grass) | 25 | |
| 4847908761 | intermediate disturbance hypothesis | states that moderate levels of disturbance are best for species diversity | 26 | |
| 4847913131 | ecological succession | sequence of changes after a disturbance to the ecosystem | 27 | |
| 4847915151 | primary succession | occurs when there is no soil | 28 | |
| 4847918272 | secondary succession | occurs after a fire | 29 | |
| 4847921092 | Glacier Bay | great place to study secondary succession as glaciers retreat | 30 | |
| 4847929861 | Island Equilibrium Model | states there are more species on islands that are larger and closer to mainland | 31 |
