10.1 Stufy Guide

Question 1

niche

Answer 1

biotic and abiotic resources species use

Question 2

realized niche

Answer 2

actual

Question 3

fundamental niche

Answer 3

potential

Question 4

mutualism

Answer 4

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Mutualism is a symbiotic relationship where both species involved benefit from their interaction.

Question 5

commensalism

Answer 5

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one organism (the commensal) gains an advantage from its interaction with another organism (the host), but the host itself experiences no significant positive or negative impact

Question 6

predation

Answer 6

a biological interaction where one organism, the predator, kills and eats another organism, its prey

Question 7

parasitism

Answer 7

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Parasitism is a close association between two different species where one, the parasite, benefits at the expense of the other, the host.

Question 8

herbivory

Answer 8

Herbivory is a type of interaction where an animal eats plants or plant-like organisms

Question 9

facultative

Answer 9

describes something that is optional or discretionary, meaning an organism or trait can exist under more than one set of environmental conditions or behaviors

Question 10

obligatory

Answer 10

something is required or absolutely necessary for survival or function, and an organism or process is restricted to a specific condition or behavior

Question 11

community

Answer 11

all the organisms that live together in a place