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Ecosystems

Review of biotic and abiotic factors in our world.

TermDefinition
Species is a group of organisms that can mate with each other and produce off-spring that can also mate and reproduce
Prey the organism that is being hunted or killed
Community all the different populations that live togeher in an area
Population all members of one species living in a particular area
Emigration leaving a population
Death Rate is the number of deaths in a population over a specfic time frame
Habitat an environment that provides the specific things organisms need to live, grow and reproduce
Biotic Factors a living and/or once living organism
Immigration to come into a new place
symbiosis is any relationship in which two species live closely together and at least one of the species benefits
Niche the role of an organism in its habitat
Ecosystem Oranisms that live in a particular area, along with their non-living surrounding
Parasitism a relationship that involves one organism living with, on, or inside another organism and harming it
carrying capacity the largest population that an area can support
competition the struggle between organisms to survive
limiting factors environmental factors that can cause a population to stop growing or a decrease in size
Predator the organism that does the killing
Adaptations behaviors and physical characteristics that allow organisms to live successfully in their environment
Mutualism a relationship in which both species benefit
Birth Rate is the number of births in a population over a specific period of time
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