Chapter two (the other one messed up)

A group of organisms of one species that lives in the same place at the same time.

Accelerating growth that produces a j shaped curve when the population is graphed against time.

A factor that limits the growth, distribution or amount of a population in an ecosystem.

The size of the population that  can be supported indefinitely by the available resources and services of an ecosystem.

The way that an organism occupies a position in an ecosystem,  including all the necessary biotic and abiotic factors.

An organism that kills and consumes other organisms.

An organism eaten as food by a predator.

A symbiotic relationship between two species in which both species benefit from therelationship.

An organism whose niche is dependent on a close association with a larger host organism.

When two or more organisms compete for the same resource in the same location at the same time.

Use that does not lead to long-term depletion of a resource or affects the diversity of the ecosystem from which the resource was obtained.

The time that is required for a population to double in size.

A measure of the impact of an individual or a population on the environment in terms of energy consumption, land use, and waste production is called an ecological footprint.

When a pattern of activity leads to a decline in the function of an ecosystem.

Use of Earth's resources , including land and water, at levels can that can continue forever.

The benefits experienced by organisms, including humans that are provided by sustainable ecosystems.

desertification is a change in non desert land into desert; desertification may result from climate change and unsustainable farming or water use.

A form of tourism that is sensitive to the health of an ecosystem and involves recreational activities provided by sustainable ecosystems