Chapter 54

Community Ecology

Understand how species interact in communities. Master interspecific relationships and succession - core ecological concepts.

8 Hours

Olympiad 5/5

Advanced

NEETRequired

MCATRequired

AP BiologyRequired

IB BiologyRequired

USABO

5/5

BBO

5/5

INBO

5/5

IBO

5/5

Key Topics Covered

Interspecific interactions - competition, predation

Symbiosis - mutualism, parasitism

Community structure and diversity

Ecological succession

Keystone species and trophic cascades

Classify species interactions

Explain competitive exclusion principle

Describe succession stages

Understand community stability factors

Yes! Species interactions, food webs, ecological pyramids, and succession are extensively tested in NEET.

Olympiads test competition models, niche theory, island biogeography, and metacommunity dynamics.

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