Ecological Interactions Succession Biodiversity Ecosystem Services Ecosystem Etc.
100
What is competition
Hyenas and Lions try to eat the same prey
100
What are lichen and mosses
Pioneer organisms that break down to form soil
100
What is biodiversity
The number and variety of different species in an area
100
What are cultural services
Going for a walk in the forest where you can breathe fresh air, observe wildlife, and relax
100
What is a specialist
A species that has a very limited diet and can only survive in a narrow range of conditions
200
What is parasitism
Fleas on a dog
200
What is primary succession
Succession that occurs after a landslide builds up new land surface at the base of a mountain
200
What is a keystone species
A species that influence the survival of many other species in an ecosystem
200
What are provisional services
Material benefits obtain from an ecosystem
200
What is a niche
The role of an organism in its habitat that helps reduce competition
300
What is mutualism
An oxpecker eats ticks from the back of a rhino
300
What is secondary succession
Succession that occurs after a wildfire caused by a lightning strike partially burns a forest
300
What are abundant resources
Which of these is not a reason animals become endangered: low genetic diversity, loss of habitat, abundant resources, environmental changes
300
What are supporting services
The water cycle, photosynthesis, nutrient cycling, and soil formation
300
What are indicator species
Organisms that signal the ecosystem's health by their presence, abundance, or absence.
400
What is commensalism
Egret birds eat insects that cows disturb
400
What is climax community
A mature community of meadow plants and animals are established
400
What are invasive species
a species that outcompetes native species within an ecosystem
400
What are regulatory services
Plants absorbing greenhouse gasses and animals naturally help with disease control
400
What is preservation
Maintaining the biodiversity of an area, hands off.
500
What is predation
Bears hunt for fish
500
What is soil
Main difference why secondary succession occurs more rapidly than primary succession
500
What are human activities that affect biodiversity
Habitat loss, Invasive Species, Population, Pollution, Overexploitation
500
What is conservation
The practice of using less of a resource so that it last longer
500
What is restoration
Reclaiming habitat and ecosystem functions by fixing the lands and water that plants and animals depend






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