Dynamic Ecosystems

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What is the term for the largest number of individuals of one species that an ecosystem can support over time?

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Carrying capacity

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What is the term for a symbiotic relationship that benefits both species?

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Mutualism

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What are the first organisms to arrive in ecological succession?

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Lichens and mosses

Front

What consists of all the organisms living in an area and the nonliving features of their environment?

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Ecosystem

Front

What is the term for the potential growth of a population under ideal conditions?

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Biotic potential

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What is the term for factors that limit the growth of a population?

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Limiting factors

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What is the relationship called when one species benefits while the other is neither helped nor harmed?

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Commensalism

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What is the term for a relationship where one organism benefits at the expense of another?

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Parasitism

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What is the process called when an ecosystem changes and develops over time?

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Ecological succession

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What is the term for the variety of life in an ecosystem?

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Biodiversity