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ecology vocab-2

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TermDefinition
limiting factors environmental problem limiting population size
carrying capacity the maximum amount of organism/species in a population
competition the act of competing
predator organism that hunts for prey (carnivore)
prey organism that gets attacked/ eaten by predator
adaptation when an organism adapts to a new surrounding
camoflauge to blend in with your surrounding hiding from predators
defensive chemicals the act of using a spray/ defensive chemical to scare predators/ to warn them
warning coloration to warn the predator that they are poisonous and don't come near them
symbiosis the living together with to dissimilar organisms
mutualism the relationship between to species
commensalism a type of relationship between to plants, animals, etc. without damaging each other
parasitism a relationship between to organisms were one is a parasite
parasite an organism that lives in an organism
host in which a parasite obtains nutrition
coevolution a series of reciprocal changes in 2 or more organisms
pollinator to transfer pollen
water cycle the circulation of earths water (hydrologic cycle)
evaprotation when water molecules heat up and rise in the air
ondensation when water molecules condense into clouds
precipitation when water molecules get heavy and fall to earth as rain sleet snow or hail
runoff the extra water that doesnt sink into the ground
transportation when the water from the plant gets evaportated out of it
emmigration when a organism leaves the population
immigration when a organism leaves but then returns back
decompostion is the break down of dead organisms by bacteria
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