Unit 5 Population Ecology

5. two organisms fighting for resources
7. maximum # of individuals an environment can support
11. The physical location in which a species lives in a given ecosystem
12. same species competition
13. growth determined by carrying capacity
14. the reestablishment of a damaged ecosystem in an area where thesoil was left intact.
15. one organism eats another
16. relationship where one benefits and one is harmed (+/-)
17. what an organism needs to survive, stay healthy, and reproduce
18. establishment and development of an ecosystem in an area that was previously uninhabited.
19. limiting factor affected by # of individuals in a population (competition, diesease, etc)
20. limit growth regardless of # of individuals (ie weather, disasters)

1. measurement of individuals in a defined space
2. rapid growth due to abundant resources
3. relationship where one benefits and one is neutral (+/0)
4. relationship where both organisms benefit (+/+)
6. how individuals are spread in an area
8. different species competition
9. A sequence of biological changes that regenerate or create an ecological community
10. The first organisms that live in a previously uninhabited area are called