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the movement of individuals into a population
immigration
when one organism captures and eats another
predation
maximum number of individuals of a certain species that an environment can normally support over time
carrying capacity
a factor that controls the size of a population
limiting factor
a species that is the first to live in a previously uninhabited area
pioneer species
an organism’s mating behavior is part of its.....
niche
Cougars often eat weakened or diseased animals. This description is part of its...
niche
ecological equivalents are...
organisms with the same niche that live in different areas
One outcome of competitive exclusion can be the division of the niche. This is known as...
niche partitioning
The red squirrel population is declining due to competition with the gray squirrel. What will most likely happen to the red squirrel population?
extinction
Brown bears hunting for fish along a river is what type of competition?
intraspecific
In mutualism, organism A benefits and organism B...
benefits also
Give an example of an endoparasite
tapeworm- lives inside the host
a close relationship between two different species of organism living in the same area is...
symbiosis
The difference between predation and parasitism is
parasites keep the host alive longer
The formula for calculating population density is
# of individuals/ area (square meters...)
The type of dispersion seen in a school of fish...
clumped
One reason organisms may be found in uniform dispersion...
territoriality, limited resources to compete for
An organism with a high risk of predation may lay excess eggs and not care for the offspring. This type of survivorship curve is called...
type III
The type of survivorship curve humans have
type I
The type of growth where a population increases very rapidly
Exponential
An exponential growth curve shows what shape?
J-curve
the type of population growth where growth is slow at first, increases exponentially for a short period of time, and then levels off again..
logistic
The leveling off seen at the top of a logistic growth curve is called the...
carrying capacity
List two examples of density- independent limiting factors
weather, natural disasters, human activity
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Order the following events of primary succession... A) shrubs, cottonwoods, and alders grow B) transition to a forest C) moss and lichens grow D) hemlock-spruce forest
CABD