age structure
biotic potential
carrying capacity (K)
coevolution
commensalism
ecological succession
environmental resistance
inertia, or persistence
interspecific competition
occurs when members of two or more species interact to gain access to the same limited resources such as food, light, or space
intrinsic rate of increase (r)
K-selected species
logistic growth
involves rapid exponential population growth followed by a steady decrease in population growth until the population size levels off.
mutualism
parasitism
occurs when one species (the parasite) feeds on the body of, or the energy used by, another organism (the host), usually by living on or in the host.
population density
population dynamics
predation
predator
predator-prey relationship
Together, the two different species, such as lions (the predator or hunter) and zebras (the prey or hunted), form a predator-prey relationship.
prey
primary succession
r-selected species
resilience
resource partitioning
secondary succession
tipping point