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Evolutionary changes to help an organism survive
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______ displacement: 2 competitive species, one or both may evolve to lesson competition
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Symbiotic relationship in which one species benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed
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All the living organisms found in a particular area
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Occurs when the same or different species attempt to use the same resources in the same place at the same time
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An event that changes a community by removing organisms from it or altering resource availability
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Species _______:The relationship between the number of species in the community to the relative abundance of each species.
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Competitive ___________ principle: winner and loser in ecology competition
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The mutualistic relationship between an algae and a fungus
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Form of deception: harmless species resembles dangerous species
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Symbiotic relationship: both species benefit
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Symbiotic relationship: One species benefits and the second species is harmed
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Resource ________: Organisms divide up a niche to share resources
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_______ species: first species to colonize an area following a disturbance
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Interaction in which one organism captures and feeds on another organism
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Organism that feeds on others
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Organism that is food for predators
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_______ succession: The development of a community in an area that has not previously supported life.
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Species _____: the number of different species found in the community
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_________ Succession: The replacement of species that follows a disturbance in an already existing community
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Natural _______: Process through which organisms develop adaptations to help them survive
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The gradual, sequential regrowth of an area following a disturbance
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A close and permanent relationship between two different species.
