Ecology

For ecological succession, about how long would it take for a climax forest to develop?

Which is an example of a human disturbance?

Group of interacting populations that occupy the same geographic region at the same time

When more than one organism uses a resource at the same time.

Two organisms of a different species working together and both benefitting.

Large group of ecosystems that share the same climate and types of communities

The final stage of succession. A stable community with little change.

The global sum of all ecosystems.

The branch of biology that deals with the relationships of organisms to one another, etc.

Eat fragments of dead matter and return nutrients to the soil, air, and water.

Regrowth after a disturbance.

The first plants and animals to colonize an area.

Which is an example of a producer?

What is a niche?

Nonliving factors in an organism's environment.