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camouflage method of hiding from predators in which the organism's behavior, form, and pattern of coloration allow it to blend into the background and prevent detection character displacement tendency for characteristics to be more divergent when similar species belong to the same community than when they are isolated from one another climax community in ecology, community that results when succession has come to an end coevolution joint evolution in which one species exerts selective pressure on the other species commensalism symbiotic relationship in which one species is benefited, and the other is neither harmed nor benefited community stability when a community can persist through time, resist changes, and recover after a disturbance cryptic coloration coloration of an animal that helps it to conceal itself in its surroundings ecological niche role an organism plays in its community, including its habitat and its interactions with other organisms ecological succession the gradual replacement of communities in an area following a disturbance (secondary succession) or the creation of new soil (primary succession) generalist species species that have a broad range of niches, such as diversified diet, wide range of environmental tolerances, and diverse habitat habitat place where an organism, lives and is able to survive and reproduce host organism that provides nourishment and/or shelter for a parasite keystone species species whose activities significantly affect community structure mimicry superficial resemblance of two or more species; a mechanism that avoids predation by appearing to be noxious mutualism symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit in terms of growth and reproduction parasite species that is dependent on a host species for survival, usually to the detriment of the host species parasitism symbiotic relationship in which one species (the parasite) benefits in terms of growth and reproduction to the detriment of the other species (the host) pioneer species early colonizer of barren or disturbed habitats that usually has rapid growth and a high dispersal rate predation interaction in which one organism (the predator) uses another (the prey) as a food source predator organism that practices predation prey organism that provides nourishment for a predator specialist species species that have a narrow range of niches, such as limited diet, narrow environmental tolerances, and specific habitat symbiosis relationship that occurs when two different live together in a unique way; it may be benficial, neutral, or detrimental to one and/or the other species batesian mimicry mimic lacks defense of the organism it resembles müllerian mimicry mimic shares same protective defense