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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the study of the interactions between organisms in a given environment | ecology |
| all the parts of an environment that are living | biotic |
| all the parts of an environment that are not living | abiotic |
| a single living organism in a given area | organism |
| all of the same species that live in a given area | population |
| all of the different populations that live in an area | communities |
| all of the living and nonliving things in an area | ecosystem |
| a combination of all the ecosystems where life exist | biosphere |
| an environment that is limiting the amount of resources needed to live | limiting factors |
| the largest population an environment can support | carring capacity |
| an organism that is eaten by another organism | prey |
| the organism that eats another organism | predator |
| a prey uses a chemical to scare away the predator | defensive chemicals |
| preys use this to show they're dangrous | warning coloration |