Unit 2 Ecology (part 1)

Front

What type of competition occurs when different species compete for the same resource?

Back

Interspecific competition

Front

What is the term for all parts of Earth where life exists, including land, water, and the atmosphere?

Back

Biosphere

Front

What type of relationship exists when one organism benefits at the expense of another, such as a tapeworm in a cat's intestine?

Back

Parasitism

Front

What flows through an ecosystem in a one-way stream from primary producers to various consumers?

Back

Energy

Front

What is a niche in ecology?

Back

An organism's role, or job, within its habitat.

Front

What type of competition occurs within the same species?

Back

Intraspecific competition

Front

What is the term for a group of organisms of the same species living in the same area?

Back

Population

Front

What is the term for a community of living organisms interacting with their physical environment?

Back

Ecosystem

Front

What is mutualism?

Back

A type of symbiotic relationship where both organisms benefit.

Front

What is commensalism?

Back

A type of symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed.