What are some key species interactions in ecosystems?

Predator-prey, symbiosis, competition, resource partitioning.

What are the components of an ecosystem?

Individuals, populations, communities, living and nonliving factors.

Large areas with similar climates determining species present.

Predation involves one organism consuming another for energy.

Long-term relationships between different species, mutualism, commensalism, parasitism.

Ecosystems in AP Environmental Science involve species interactions influenced by resource availability, covering predator-prey relationships, symbiosis, competition, and resource partitioning.
Biomes are emphasized as regions with similar climates shaping the plant and animal species found there, while various interactions like competition, predation, mutualism, and commensalism play crucial roles in ecosystem dynamics.

What are some key species interactions in ecosystems?
Predator-prey, symbiosis, competition, resource partitioning.
What are the components of an ecosystem?
Individuals, populations, communities, living and nonliving factors.
What are biomes and how are they defined?
Large areas with similar climates determining species present.
What is predation and what are its types?
Predation involves one organism consuming another for energy.
What is symbiosis and what are its forms?
Long-term relationships between different species, mutualism, commensalism, parasitism.

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Mr. Smith introduces the topic of ecosystems in AP Environmental Science, focusing on species interactions influenced by resource availability.
Key interactions discussed include predator-prey relationships, symbiosis, competition, and resource partitioning.
Ecosystem basics are covered, starting with individuals, then populations, communities, and ecosystems, including living and nonliving components.
Biomes are highlighted as large areas with similar climates determining the plant and animal species present.
Various species interactions are detailed: competition leads to resource limitation, predation benefits one species at the expense of another, mutualism is a win-win relationship, and commensalism involves one benefiting while the other is unaffected.
Predation is explained, encompassing herbivores, true predators like carnivores, parasites, and parasitoids, each utilizing other organisms for energy in different ways.
Symbiosis is explored as a long-term relationship between different species, including mutualistic, commensal, and parasitic interactions, emphasizing the close association between organisms.