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biosphere   the part of the earth's crust, waters, and atmosphere that supports life  
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carrying capacity   The maximum population of a particular organism that a given environment can support  
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commensalism   A symbiotic relationship between two organisms of different species in which one derives some benefit while the other is unaffected.  
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community   A group of plants and animals living and interacting with one another in a specific region under relatively similar environmental conditions.  
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consumer   A heterotrophic organism that feeds on other organisms in a food chain.  
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ecology   the branch of biology dealing with the relations and interactions between organisms and their environment, including other organisms.  
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ecosystem   a system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their environment  
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habitat   the natural environment of an organism  
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limiting factor   an environmental factor that tends to limit population size  
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mutualism   a relationship between two species of organisms in which both benefit from the association.  
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niche   The function or position of an organism or population within an ecological community.  
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parasitism   A symbiotic relationship in which one organism (the parasite) benefits and the other is harmed  
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population   All the organisms that constitute a specific group or occur in a specified habitat.  
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producer   an organism, as a plant, that is able to produce its own food from inorganic substances.  
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symbiosis   the living together of two dissimilar organisms, as in mutualism, commensalism, amensalism, or parasitism.  
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predator   An organism that lives by preying on other organisms  
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prey   an animal hunted or seized for food  
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competition   the struggle among organisms, both of the same and of different species, for food, space, and other vital requirements  
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chemosyntesis   the synthesis of organic compounds within an organism, with chemical reactions providing the energy source.  
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food web   a series of organisms related by predator-prey and consumer-resource interactions; the entirety of interrelated food chains in an ecological community.  
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energy pyramid   a depiction of the amount of energy in each trophic level of an ecosystem  
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food chain   a series of organisms interrelated in their feeding habits, the smallest being fed upon by a larger one, which in turn feeds a still larger one  
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