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Surina Ecology =]
ecology stack. for ms. runyon. by surina
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| biosphere | part of earth that supports life, including the top portion of earths crust, the atmoshpere, and all water on earths surface. |
| carrying capacity | the largest number of individuals of a particular species that an ecosytem can support over time. |
| commensalism | a symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other is not affected. |
| community | all the populations of different species that live in an ecosystem. |
| consumer | organism that cannot create energy-rich molecules but obtains its food by eating other organisms. |
| ecology | the study of the interactions that take place among organisms and their environment. |
| ecosystem | all the living organisms that live in an area and the nonliving features of their environment |
| habitat | where an organism lives that provides types of food, shelter, moisture, and temperature needed for survival. |
| limiting factor | anything that can restrict the size of a population, including living and non-living features of an ecosystem, such as predators or drought. |
| mutualism | a symbiotic relationship in which both organisms benefit. |
| niche | in an ecosystem, refers to the unique ways an organisms survives, obtains food and shelter, and avoids danger. |
| parasitism | a symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits while the other is harmed. |
| population | the organisms that belong to the same species living in a community. |
| producer | organism, such as a green plant, that gets its energy from an outside source such as the sun. |
| symbiosis | any close relationship between two organisms |
| predator | the organism that feeds on another organism for food. |
| prey | an organism that is harmed in order to feed another organism. |
| competition | a quarrel between two organisms usually because of food. |
| chemosynthesis | process in which producers make energy rich nutrient molecules from chemicals |
| food web | model that shows the complex feeding relationships among organisms in a community. |
| energy pyramid | model that shows the amount of energy available at each feeding level in an ecosystem. |
| food chain | the order in which an organism eats another. |
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