Symbiosis
What is the term for a relationship between two interacting organisms in an environment?
Symbiosis
What term is defined as the variation in time and space of population size and density for a species?
Population dynamics
What term is defined as the type of succession that begins in an area with no remnants of an older community?
Primary succession
Exponential growth/J curve
What type of biome receives high rainfall, fertile soil, and a wide variety of living organisms?
Rainforest
What is the term for a symbiotic relationship where both individuals benefit?
Mutualism
What term is defined as the number of individuals per unit area?
Population density
What term is defined as the first species to colonize barren areas?
Pioneer species
What is the type of growth curve that show a population growing with limits as it reaches carrying capacity?
Logistic growth/S curve/carrying capacity growth curve
What type of biome receives less than 10 inches of rain per year and contains mostly small, nocturnal carnivores?
Desert
What is the term for a symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other is unaffected?
Commensalism
What term is defined as movement of animals from one area to another?
Migration
What term is defined as succession that occurs after a disturbance affects the community without completely destroying it?
Secondary succession
Limiting factor
What type of biome is characterized by 4 seasons, moderate temperatures, and fertile soil? (Hint: this is our biome)!
Temperate forest
What is the term for a symbiotic relationship where one is benefited and the other is harmed?
Parasitism
What term is defined as a population increases in size when individuals move into a range from elsewhere?
Immigration
What term is defined as a community that remains stable and is balanced with the surrounding environment?
Climax community
What is the term for the maximum number of individuals of a particular species that a particular environment can support?
Carrying capacity
What type of biome is characterized by permafrost, cold temperatures, and a lack of vegetation?
Tundra
What is the term for a symbiotic relationship where one individual hunts, kills, and consumes the other individual?
What term is defined as a population decreases in size if individuals move out of the population’s range?
What term is defined as an organism’s ability to endure unfavorable conditions?
Tolerance
What is the term for a limiting factor that affects all populations in similar ways, regardless of population size and density?
Density independent limiting factor
What type of biome receives rain for a 100 day period of the year, sparse vegetation, and migratory animals?