Studied by 8 people
Symbiosis
the relationship between two species that live in close association with each other.
Commensalism
type of relationship between two living organisms in which one organism benefits from the other without harming it.
Mutualism
an interaction between two species that increases the chances of survival or reproduction for both species.
Parasitism
the relationship between two organisms wherein one organism, the parasite, thrives at the cost of the other, the host.
Inter - Specific
refers to interactions between species.
Intra - Specific
refers to interactions within the same species.
Resource Partitioning
process by which species coexist by utilizing different resources or using the same resource in different ways to reduce competition.
Biome
categorized by particular combinations of average annual temp and annual precipitation.
Limiting Factor
anything that constrains a population's size and slows or stops it from growing.
Range of tolerance
refers to the span of conditions (such as temperature, humidity, or light) within which an organism can survive and thrive.
Primary productivity
The rate at which energy is converted by photosynthetic and chemosynthetic autotrophs to organic substances in an ecosystem. It reflects the amount of biomass produced by plants and algae in a given area over a specific time period.
GPP
total amount of energy captured by autotrophs through photosynthesis in a given area and time period
NPP
energy left after autotrophs use some of GPP for respiration available for growth and consumption
Biomass
total mass of all living matter in a specific area
Standing Crop
total biomass of living organisms usually plants, present in a specific area at a given
Detritus, Detiritivore
organic matter such as dead plants and animals that has decomposed into small particles
1st Law of Thermodynamics
states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transferred or transformed
2nd Laws of Thermodynamics
states that in any energy transfer or transformation, some energy is lost as heat, increasing the entropy (disorder) of a system.
IV
Changed or manipulated
DV
Measured or observed in response to changed in the IV
Control
Constant or unchanged element.
