Bio 172 Exam #4 Material

definitions and general concepts reviewed during lecture

ecology

the study of the factors which determine the distribution and abundance of organisms, can be abiotic / biotic factors

behavioral ecologist

the study of how an individual is affected by environment changes

population ecologist

demography, the study of vital statistics like fitness and survivorship of a population

name the three types of population interactions

competition, predation, mutualistic

competitive pop interaction

an interaction between two species of different species that utilize a limited resource in the same environment

predation pop interaction

an interaction between two species of different species, where one consumes the other for energy

mutualistic pop interaction

sympatric and co-evolved with benefits on both sides

ecological community

all of the pop interactions in one location

ecosystem

interaction of the ecological community and the environment acting on it