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ecologyunit 2

TermDefinition
prey organism that is killed and eaten
predator organism that kills and eat another organism
camouflage blending in with backround
carrying capacity largest population that an environment can support
limiting factors a resource that is so scarce that it limits the size of a population
mutualism relationship between same species
parasitism when a organism is living on or in the organism and is harming it
competition struggle between organism for the limited resources
adaptations behaviors and physical characteristics of specie that allows theta live successfully
defensive chemicals poison foul taste or Oder
warning coloration bright colors to warn that they are poisonous
symbiosis close relationship between 2 species that benefits at least 1 species
commensalism symbolic relationship in which 1 species benefits ant the other is not harmed or help
parasite the organism that benefits when it lives on or in a host
host organism that provides a suitable environment for and is harmed
coevolution 2 species that due to mutual influence, in a way make relationship more beneficial to both specie
pollinator something that produces pollen
water cycle a continuous process when water moves from earth surface to atmosphere and back
evaporation water turns in to water vapor
condensation process by which gas change back into a liquid
precipitation rain sleet hail or snow falls from the sky
runoff precipitation that falls on land and into rivers streams and lakes
transpiration plants give of water
emigration leaving a population
immigration moving into a population
decomposition break down of substance into similar molecular substances
Mimicry when one species takes on the appearance of another more dangerous species
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