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mrs.i science vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ECOLOGY | STUDY OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE INTERACTIONS WITHING IT |
| BIOTIC | LIVING |
| POPULATION | ONE SPECIES IN ONE AREA |
| COMMUNITY | ALL THE POPULATIONS COMBINED |
| ECOSYSTEMS | COMMUNITY PLUS ABIOTIC |
| BIOSPHERE | LIVING ENVIROMENT |
| HERBIVORE | AN ANIMAL THAT EATS PLANTS |
| CARNIVORE | AN ANIMAL THAT EATS MEAT |
| OMNIVORE | AN ANIMAL THAT EATS BOTH MEAT AND PLANTS |
| SCAVENGER | AN ANIMAL THAT EATS DEAD THINGS |
| FOOD CHAIN | ORGANISMS THAT DEPEND ON THE NEXT AS FOOD |
| FOOD WEB | A SYSTEM OF INTERLOCKING AND INTERDEPENDENT FOOD CHAINS |
| ENERGY PYRAMID | A PYRAMID THAT SHOWS THE AVAILABILITY OF ENERGY THAT CONNECTS THE CONSUMERS WITH THE DECOMPOSERS |
| HABITAT | WHERE AN ANIMAL LIVES |
| NICHE | HOW A POPULATION RESPONDS TO ITS RESOURCES AND ENEMIES |
| CARRYING CAPACITY | HOW MUCH AN ORGANISM CAN CARRY WITHOUT ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION. |
| SYMBIOSIS | INTERACTION BETWEEN ORGANISMS |
| COMMENSALISM | ASSOCIATION BETWEEN 2 ORGANISMS WHERE ONE BENEFITS AND THE OTHER DOESN'T GET BENEFITS OR HARM |
| PARASITISM | ASSOCIATION BETWEEN 2 ORGANISMS WHERE ONE BENEFITS AND THE OTHER DOESN'T |
| LIMITING FACTOR | A FACTOR THAT CONTROLS A PROCESS SUCH AS ORGANISM GROWTH OR POPULATION SIZE |