Species Interactions
2 ways species interact **DOUBLE POINTS if give 5 ways
What is competition, predation, parasitism, mutualism, commensalism?
What is ecological succession?
Individuals of the same species in the same area
What is population?
Maximum population size a habitat can sustain
What is carrying capacity?
Population growth of K- and r-selected species
What is K-selected = slow, r-selected = quick?
2 ways prey hide from/escape predators **DOUBLE POINTS if give 4 ways
What is run, fly, swim, camouflage, bad taste/smell, poison, warning coloration, physical protection, developed senses for detection, mimicry, etc.
2 causes of succession **BONUS POINTS if give 4
What is fire, volcanic eruption, climate change, clear-cutting, etc.
4 factors that affect population size
What is immigration, emigration, births, deaths, resources, competition, age structure, tolerance?
Why all species are limited in population growth
What is limited resources?
# of offspring of K- and r-selected species
What is K- = few, r- = many?
A cat is hunting a lizard. In this scenario, the cat is the ____ and the lizard is the ____
What is predator, prey?
Lichens are usually the first species to colonize an area in primary succession, making them a
What is pioneer species?
Difference between immigration and emigration
How population growth is affected by immigration and emigration
What is: immigration = growth, emigration = decline?
Parental care of K- vs r-selected species
What is: K- = present, r- = absent
An isopod has evolved to cut off circulation to fish tongues so the isopod can replace the tongue and take food from the fish. This relationship is considered
What is parasitism?
Difference between primary and secondary ecological successions
What is primary = no sediment, no life; secondary = some sediment, previous life?
Identify which factors are density-independent: finding mates, temperature, precipitation, parasites, salinity
What is temperature, precipitation, salinity?
How age structure of a population affects population growth
What is: more at reproductive stage = quicker growth?
3 survivorship curves
What is late loss, early loss, constant loss
The relationship between a pitcher plant and bat, where the bat lives on the plant during the day while the plant is enriched by bat excretions
What is mutualism?
After a wildfire, the community has bounced back and is fully healthy and stable again. This community is called...
What is climax community?
A J-curve is associated with ____ growth, while S-curves are associated with _____ growth
What is exponential, fluctuating/alternating/back-and-forth/etc.?
Several male birds of paradise are trying to win the attention of a female. What interaction is this (BE SPECIFIC - INCLUDE TYPE OF THAT INTERACTION)
What is intraspecific competition?
Difference between persistence and resilience
3 factors that affect a population's range of tolerance
What is genetic variation, health, age?
What is 1) stabilize, 2) switch to new resources (adapt), 3) migrate?
K- or r-selected species more sustainable (in terms of carrying capacity/resource use)
What is K-selected?