Population Ecology
Population Ecology 2
Epidemiology
Community Ecology 2
Vocab, etc.
100
Same species in the same area
What is a population
100

A factor that limits population growth

What is a limiting factor?

100
Bacteria, Viruses, Fungi, Protists and Parasites

What are pathogens?

100

True or False. An increase in number of species increases biodiversity

TRUE

100

Define Mutualism

What is when both organisms benefit

200

Study of interactions between living organisms and their physical environment

What is ecology

200
What type of growth is slowed by factors?
What is logistic growth
200

Medication used to treat a bacteria infection

What is antibiotics

200

A wolf is an example of 

Keystone Species
200

When one organism benefits but the other is harmed

What is parasitism

300

A disease that affects the entire world 

What is a pandemic?

300
What is the shape of the exponential growth graph?
What is J shaped
300

The father of epidemiology

Who is John Snow

300

Type of succession that starts from rock

What is primary succession

300

When one organism benefit and the other is unaffected

What is commensalism

400
What are the three dispersion patterns?
What is random, uniform, and clumped
400

True or False. Predator-prey interactions involves boom and bust cycles.

What is true

400

An inactive portion of a virus used to create memory antibodies without getting the disease

What is a vaccine?

400
Organism---> Population--->Community---> _______
What is ecosystem
400

Set of gradual changes that occur in a community following a disturbance

What is (Ecological) Succession

500
True or false. Organisms that produce fewer offspring care for them less, thus they have a higher rate of surviving.
What is false
500

Density DEPENDENT limiting factors include...

What is space, competition, resources, predators,etc

500

The first vaccine came from what organism

What is a cow?

500

Specific physical and biological conditions where an organisms can live and survive

What is a niche?

500

The natural home or environment of an animal, plant or other organism

What is a habitat?