IAH 204 Lecture Notes - Lecture 53: Ecological Relationship, Interspecific Competition, Intraspecific Competition
18 Jul 2019
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Natural classification based on evolutionary relationships and genetic similarities. Artificial classification based on ecological relationships (meaning how organisms interact), appearance and characteristics. Binomial name a scientific way of naming animals using a two part latin name that identifies the genus and species of an organism. Hybrids the infertile offspring produced when two animals of different species breed. species. A group of organisms that are closely related and can mate to produce fertile offspring. asexual reproduction. Process by which a single parent reproduces creating an identical copy of itself. Nitrogen fixing bacteria bacteria that convert nitrogen into ammonia or nitrates. Nitrifying bacterja bacteria that convert ammonia into nitrates. Denitrifying bacteria bacteria that convert nitrates into nitrogen gas. Putrefying bacteria bacteria that convert urea into amonia. Decomposers organism that break down dead animals and plants. A natural environment that absorbs and stores more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than it releases. Interspecific competition where two organisms from different species compete for resources.
