Term
|
Definition
Living portions of the environment
Predation, parasitism, competition, etc. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Nonliving factors
Rain, soil type, temperature, etc. |
|
|
Term
| 5 Interactions among organisms |
|
Definition
| 1. Predation 2. Competition 3. Parasitism 4. Commensalism 5. Mutualism |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| (+positive for consumer, -negative for prey) |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Competition is a (- / - ) relationship |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Parasitism is a (+ / - ) relationship |
|
|
Term
| 4. Commensalism —One organism benefits, while the other is unaffected. |
|
Definition
| Commensalism is a ( + / 0 ) relationship |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| - Both species benefit (+/+). |
|
|
Term
| Understand food webs and degrees of separation within them |
|
Definition
See slides
2 degrees of separation |
|
|
Term
| Recognize examples of the types of species interactions. |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| 5.Explain how humans influence these interactions. |
|
Definition
1) Introduced species
2) Habitat destruction
or alteration
3) Hunting / exploitation |
|
|
Term
| 6.List some strategies used by prey species to avoid being eaten. |
|
Definition
Mullerian Mimicry: 2 or more distasteful or harmful organisms resemble each other
Batesian Mimicry: defenseless species (mimic) is protected from predation by its resemblance to a species that is dangerous
Warning Coloration: conspicuous to convey threat
Cryptic Coloration: blend in with environment
Sit-and-wait predators: motionless until prey close enough to strike |
|
|
