Final Exam Vocab Terms Study Guide

What is the environment where a species lives called?

What describes the role and position a species has in its environment?

What refers to the maximum number of individuals an environment can support?

What is a relationship where one organism benefits and the other is harmed?

What is a relationship where both organisms benefit?

What is a relationship where one organism benefits and the other is unaffected?

What is the gradual development of an ecosystem in an area without soil?

What is the development of plant and animal life in an area with existing soil called?

What refers to the variety of plant and animal life in a particular habitat?

What are the benefits humans obtain from ecosystems?

What characterizes a relationship where one species hunts and eats another species?

What is the final, stable community in an ecological succession called?

What are the first species to colonize barren environments in primary succession?

What is the transfer of pollen from male to female plant structures called?

What term refers to a non-living component of an ecosystem, such as sunlight, water, or temperature?

What term refers to a living component of an ecosystem, such as plants, animals, or bacteria?

What term describes a group of individuals of the same species living in a specific area?

What term describes all the different populations that live together in a particular area?