| Definition | Term |
| the relative selection costs or benefits associated with a particular biological trait | |
| an estimate of variation among means of samples drawn from a population | |
| mycorrhizae in which the mycorrhizal fungus produces arbuscules (sites of exchange between plant and fungus), hyphae (fungal filaments), and vesicles (fungal energy storage organs | |
| an association between a fungus and plant roote in which the fungus forms a mantle around roots and a netlike structure around root cells | |
| long, thin filaments that form the basic structural unit of fungi | |
| a mutualistic relationship between two species that is not required for the survival of the two species | |
| tissue made up of the actively dividing cells responsible for plant growth | |
| a defensive tactic in which prey reduce their individual probability of being eaten by occuring at very high densities | |
| movement of an organism away from light | |
| movement of an organism towards light | |
| any organism that induces disease, a debilitating condition in their hosts | |
| an insect whose larva consumes its host and kills it in the process | |
| | Definition | Term |
| an organism that lives in or on another organism, called the host, deriving benefits from it | |
| interactions between individuals of different species that benefit both partners | |
| one minus the significance level, alpha, which is generally 0.05 | |
| an interaction between species that enhances the fitness of the exploiting individual-the predator, the pathogen, etc.-while reducing the fitness of the exploited individual-the pr | |
| a bush-shaped organ on an endomycorrhizal fungus that acts as a site of material exchange between the fungus and its host plant | |
| cell growth in which all cell constituents, such as nitrogen, carbon, and DNA, increase at approximately the same rate. | |
| a range of values within which the true population mean occurs with a particular probability called the level of confidence | |
| storage organ in vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi | |
| nectar-secreting glands found on structures other than flowers, such as leaves | |
| a mutualistic relationship in which species are so dependent upon the relationship that they cannot live in its absence | |
| a heterotrophic organism that kills and eats other organisms for food | |
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