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7th living things
science 7th
Question | Answer |
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The study of the interactions of living organisms with one another and with their environment | Ecology |
describes the living factors in an environment | biotic |
describes the non-living part of the environment, including rocks, water, light, and temperature | abiotic |
a group of organisms of the same species that live in a specific geographical area | population |
one organism | individual |
all of the populations of species that live in the same habitat and interact with each other | community |
a community of organisms and their abiotic or non-living environment | ecosystem |
the part of the earth where life exists. | biosphere |
an organism that eats only plants | herbivore |
an organism that eats only animals | carnivore |
an organism that eats both plants and animals | omnivore |
the pathway of energy transfer through various stages as a result of the feeding patterns of a series of organisms | food chain |
a diagram that shows the feeding relationships between organisms in an ecosystem | food web |
a triangular diagram that shows an ecosystem's loss of energy, which results as energy passes through the ecosystem's food chain | energy pyramid |
the largest population that an environment can support at any given time | carrying capacity |
on organism that is killed and eaten by another organism | prey |
an organism that eats all or part of another organism | predator |
a relationship in which 2 different organisms live in close association with each other | symbiosis |
a relationship between 2 species in which both species benefit | mutualism |
a relationship between 2 organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unharmed | commensalism |
a relationship between 2 species in which one species benefits and the other is harmed | parasitism |
the evolution of 2 species that is due to mutual influence, often in a way that makes the relationship more beneficial to both species | co-evolution |
organism that benefits from harming another organism | parasite |
organism that is harmed from a parasite | host |