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Environmental Scie2

Environmental Science

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Ecosystem All the different organisms living in a certain area, along with their physical environment.
Biotic Factors Living parts of an ecosystem
Abiotic Factors Nonliving parts of an ecosystem.
Organism One individual living thing.
Species A group of organisms that are able to produce fertile offspring and share genes.
Population A group of individuals of the same species living in a particular place.
Community A group of interacting populations of different species.
Niche Its way of life.
Predation One organism kills and eats another organism.
Prey The organism that is eaten.
Predator The one that does the eating.
Competition Occurs when two or more organisms of the same or different species attempt to use the same limited resource.
Parasites Organisms that live in or on another organism and feed on it without immediatley killing it.
Mutualism A cooperative partnership between two species in which both species benefit.
Commenalism A relationship in which one species benefits and the other is neither harmed nor helped.
Evolution A change in the genetic characteristics of populations from one generation to the next.
Natural Selection The unequal survival and reproduction that results from the presence or absence of particular traits.
Coevolution When two or more species evolve in response to each other.
Adaption An inherited trait that increases an organisms chance of survival and reproduction in a certain environment.
Extinction The irriversable disappearance of a population or species.
Created by: Torie.L
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