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animal/plants

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crepuscular
active ast dawn and dusk
diurnal
active during the day
intraspecific relationships
interaction with individuals from the same species
obligate mutualistic
e.g: lichen an algae and fungi that are obliged to live together for their mutual benefit
circatidal
tidal rhythms 12.4 hours
mutualism
both species benefit +/+
arrhythmic
no regular pattern
entrainment
the resetting of a biological clock on a regular basis forcing it to take up the period of the environment
antibiosis
one species is harmed one unaffected -/o
circalunar
monthly activity period 29 days
home range
the area the animal cover regularly in search of food or mates
circadian
daily activity period 24hours
circamonthly
monthly rhythms in plants
exogenous rhythm
controlled by external environmental stimuli
zeitgeber
the environmental agent that resets the biological clock e.g: change in light, temperature
photoperiod
the response in animals and plants to the length of the day and night
territories
an area that is marked or defended by an individual. other members of the same species are excluded from the area
tropism
movement towards or away form a stimulus coming from one direction - plants
endogenous rhythm
rhythm controlled by internal biological clock
allelopathy
secretion of poisonous substances to prevent growth of other plants
nocturnal
active during the night
exploitation
one species benefits the other is harmed or killed +/-
circannual
yearly rhythms 360days
competition
both species are harmed of killed -/-
commemsalism
one species benefits the other is unaffected +/o
taxes
movement of the whole organism
kinesis
a non-directional response to to a stimulus - animals
interspecific relationships
interactions with individulas from another species

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