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