| A | B |
| Primary Succession | Development of communities in a lifeless area not previously inhabited by life (lava) |
| Secondary Succession | Life progress where soil remains (clear cut forest, fire) |
| Cogeneration | Using waste to heat to make electricity |
| Mutualism | symbotic realtionship where both partners benefit |
| Commensalism | Symbiotic realtionship where one partner benefits and the other is unaffected |
| Parasitism | Realtionship in which one partner obtains nutrients at the expense of the host |
| Biome | Large distinct terrestrial regionhaving similar climate, soil, plants & animals |
| Carrying capacity | the number of individuals that can be sustained in an area |
| R strategist | reproduce early, many small unprotected offspring |
| K strategist | reproduce late, few, cared for offspring |