Chapter 6 Flashcards
A variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem
Biodiversity
pathways chemical substances and elements more within the marine environment
Bioeochemical
the total mass of all organisms in an ecosystem
Biomass
when an animal’s color patterns help hide the animal, or developmental stage, from another animal
Camouflage
A species average pop. size in a habitat
Carrying Capacity
The evolution of ecologically related species is sometimes coordinated such that each species exerts a strong selective influence on the other
Coevolution
A symbiotic relationship in which one member of a relationship benefits,  and the second is neither helped or harmed
Commensalism
The range of resources and conditions allowing the species to maintain a viable population
Ecological niche
Communities and their environment
Ecosystems
When I population per capita
Growth rate stays the same, regardless of population size making the pop, grow faster, and as it gets larger
Exponential Growth
complex, interconnecting & overlapping food chains showing feeding relationships w/ a community
Food Web
the trout thus control the community characteristics
Keystone Species
symbiotic relationship that benefits both members
mutualism
a common form of symbiosis where 1 organism lives in or on a 2nd organism
parasitism
the total amount of energy converted into living issues in a given area per unit time
primary production
