APES UNIT #1 EXAM REVIEW
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
intraspecific - Answer-competition between members of the same species
interspecific - Answer-competition between members of different species
competitive exclusion - Answer-1 species is a stronger competitor than the other
coexisting species - Answer-species alter behaviors to minimize competition, altering
their niche
niche - Answer-A species role in an ecosystem
selective pressure - Answer-when the environment pushes an individual or population to
adapt or evolve
parasitism - Answer-One organism benefits and the other is harmed
mutualism - Answer-symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit
temperate deciduous forest - Answer-Extreme range of temperatures with different
seasons
Even precipitation throughout
Trees lose leaves in winter
temperate grasslands - Answer-Extreme summers and winters
Diminishing rainfall in different seasons
Prairies
Rich soil
temperate rainforest - Answer-moderate temperatures
high precipitation
coastal
tropical rainforest - Answer-Constant, high precipitation
High temperatures, dark, damp
Most productive biome
tropical dry forest - Answer-Relatively high temperatures
Distinct dry season
Wet 50% of year, dry the other 50%
savanna - Answer-tropical grassland
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