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Ch 18 & 18-3 bubblez
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Host | an organism hunting for food |
| Coevolution | two species changing together over long periods of time |
| Parasitism | one organism benefits and the other is harmed; can live inside or outside the body |
| Commensalism | one organism benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed |
| Mutualism | both organisms benefit from the relationship |
| Symbiosis | a close long-term interaction between two or more species; one organism must benefit from the relationship |
| Predation | one animal hunting and killing another animal for food |
| What are some examples of Prey Adaptions? | camouflage, protective coverings, warning colors. mimicry, false coloring, foul odor, threat display |
| What some examples of Predator Adaptions? | speed, camouflage, claws, sharp teeth, stingers, poison, keen eyesight, excellent hearing |
| Adaptations | some type of advantage that allows an organism to live more successfully in their environment |
| competition | struggle / fight between organisms or populations to survive in a habit with limited resources |
| carrying capicty | the largest population size an environment can hold on going without causing damage to the environment |
| limiting factors | any resource that limits the size of a population in a specific environment |
| What are some examples of limiting factors? | food, water, living space, sunlight |
| Niche | organism's role in an ecosystem |
| Habitat | place where organisms live |
| Biosphere | ALL parts of EARTH where things can live; support biotic life |
| What does the biosphere include? | -4 miles into the atmosphere, the ecosphere -deepest part of the hydrosphere (ocean) -6 miles into lithosphere (soil) |
| Ecosystem | ALL community members; trees, grass, mushrooms, bacteria, animals, water, rocks, dirt, temperature |
| Community | ALL populations; trees, grasses, egrets, jellyfish, turtles, mushrooms, bacteria |
| Population | groups; ALL the crocodiles, ALL the jellyfish, ALL the algae |
| Organism | includes ONE crocodile, ONE tree, ONE egret, ONE jellyfish, ONE turtle, ONE mushroom; a SINGLE example |
| Biotic Factors | its all of the LIVING THINGS in a given environment (ex- plants, animals, fungi, bacteria, etc) |
| Abotic Factors | Its all of the NON LIVING things in an environment (ex- water, soil, light, rocks, climate, temperature, wind, etc.) |
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