continuous supply of resources
reduced predation, disease, parasitism
positive birth rate
little to no competition
colonization
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exponential growth graph
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Exponential growth graphs curve up
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mutualism
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(+,+) Both organisms benefit
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where does Co2 enter in plants?
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the leaves!
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primary production
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total amount of carbon fixed by photosynthesis
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dispersion
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how organisms are distributed in space, can either be clumped, uniform, or random
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population ecology
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The study of populations in relation to the environment, including environmental influences on population density and distribution, age structure, and variations in population size.
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density dependent model
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logistic growth
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commensalism
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(+,o) One organism benefits and the other isn't affected
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predation
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(+/-) An interaction in which one organism kills another for food.
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random distribution
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spreading seeds throughout the wind, random dispersal
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clumped distribution
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predator defense, clumped distribution of resources, protection from environment and cold
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density
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#/area
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carbon cycle
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The organic circulation of carbon from the atmosphere into organisms and back again
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uniform distribution
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limited resources leading to equal distribution, territoriality, aggression
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demography
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average characteristics of members of populations
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logistic growth graph
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S-shaped curve
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biotic components
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living organisms of ecosystem
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community ecology
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the study of interactions between species
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dynamics
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how population changes over time
(equations)
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competition
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(-/-) two species are interacting and neither is benefiting from the interaction
going after the same resources
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population descriptors
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density
dispersion
demography
dynamics
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ecosystem ecology
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emphasizes energy flow and chemical cycling among the various biotic and abiotic components
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parasitism
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(+/-) A relationship between two organisms of different species where one benefits and the other is harmed
requires host
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net primary production
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the total energy and matter available to trophic levels above it
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ecology
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the study of interactions
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logistic growth equation
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dN/dt=rN(K-N/K)
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energy flow
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The passage of energy through the components of an ecosystem
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density independent model
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exponential growth
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abiotic components
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nonliving players in an ecosystem
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producers
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Organisms that make their own food
(Photosynthesize)