Defense from Predators
One plant defense used to deter herbivores
What is
- Thorns
- Spines
- Chemicals
Abiotic and biotic factors are
What is non-living and living factors (respectively)
A niche is defined as
what is the total use of abiotic and biotic factors of an organism
-its job
The definition of population ecology
what is a group of many organisms of the same species living in a defined area.
The definition of community ecology
what is the study of many populations living in a defined area.
A way to blend in that hides from predators
What is camouflage
Definition of ecology
What is the study of interactions between organisms, each other, and their environment.
No 2 species can occupy the same niche without
what is competition
Population density v.s dispersal
What is how many organisms are in a defined space v.s how they are distributed in that space
Predators can be 2 types which include
what is herbivores and carnivores
Type of mimicry that consists of a harmless species mimicking a species that IS harmful
What is Batesian Mimicry?
The smallest organizational level of ecology
What is the Organismal level
The concept that no 2 species can occupy the same exact niche is called
What is Competitive Exclusion Principle
Population ecology looks at __________ competition
what is INTRAspecific
community ecology looks at ______________ competition
what is interspecific
Type of mimicry that includes 2 or more species that are harmful and share the same coloration/appearance.
What is mullerian mimicry?
Definition of a species
What is 2 or more organisms that can and will mate in the wild and produce VIABLE offspring
An animal modifying its niche through physical features/adaptations/behavioral changes
what is character displacement
Most organisms cannot perform exponential growth indefinitely, their environment usually has a
what is carrying capacity
The types of symbiosis include what and are designated by what relationship (use +, -, and ?).
what is mutualism (+,+), commensalism (+,?), and parasitism (+,-)
Bonus: The small crystals that are embedded in some plants' leaf tissue
What is Calcium oxalate crystals
The formula for a mark and recapture
What is (first catch*2nd catch)/marked individuals in second catch
The difference between fundamental and realized niche
What is the total available resources that COULD be used by an organism vs. what is actually used by the organism
What are the three survivorship curves and which do humans fall under
what is Type 1(most young live, large spike in death in late life), type 2(equal chance of dying at all life points), and type 3(high death rate at birth, few organisms live to old age).
Humans fall under type 1
Defines the area (habitat) in which an organism will likely live
what is Range of tolerance (ROT)