Ecology Vocabulary Review

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Ecology Vocabulary Review

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Ecology The study of how living things interact
with nature
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Ecosystems

• The study of how living things interact with
  nature

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Abiotic
Non Living parts of the environment
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Biotic
The living parts of the environment
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Symbiosis
A relationship where two different species live
closely and interact often.
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Mutualism
A type of symbiosis is when two species help each
other.
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Commensalism
A type of symbiosis when one species benefits
from another but the second species isnt
affected
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Parasitism
A type of relationship where one organism
benefits while harming the other organism.
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Carrying Capacity
The maximum number of organisms of a species an
ecosystem can hold
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Limiting Factor

The scarcest resource or the one that runs out
first that causes a population to decline.
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Adaptation
A trait that helps an organism survive.
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Predator
An organism that hunts others for food
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Prey
An organism that is hunted for food
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Coevolution
When a relationship between two species causes
them both to adapt.
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Population
All of the members of a species in an area
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Ecosystem
A community of organisms and their environment.
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Biosphere
All of the living space on earth.
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Community
All of the different organisms of different
groups in an area
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Competition
When two organisms fight over the same resources