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Ecology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Parasitism | a relation between organisms in which one lives as a parasite on another. |
| Mutualism | a relationship between two species of organisms in which both benefit from the association. |
| Commensalism | a type of relationship between two species of a plant, animal, fungus, etc., in which one lives with, on, or in another without damage to either. |
| Symbiosis | the living together of two dissimilar organisms, as in mutualism, commensalism, amensalism, or parasitism. |
| Prey | an animal hunted or seized for food, especially by a carnivorous animal. |
| Predator | an animal that lives by capturing and eating other animals. |
| Carrying Capacity | the maximum, equilibrium number of organisms of a particular species that can be supported indefinitely in a given environment. |
| Limiting Factor | an environmental factor that tends to limit population size. |
| Energy Pyramid | a depiction of the amount of energy in each trophic level of an ecosystem |
| Food Chain | a series of organisms interrelated in their feeding habits, the smallest being fed upon by a larger one |
| Food Web | a series of organisms related by predator-prey and consumer-resource interactions |
| Decomposer | an organism, usually a bacterium or fungus, that breaks down the cells of dead plants and animals |
| Predator Adaptions | is to locate and subdue pery better |
| Prey Adaptions | is to hide or to get away better so that the prey wont be eaten |
| Scavenger | an animal or other organism that feeds on dead organic matter. |
| Omnivore | an organism that eats both plants and animals |
| Carnivore | an organism that eats animals |
| Herbivore | an organism that only eats plants |
| Consumer | an organism, usually an animal, that feeds on plants or other animals. |
| Producer | an organism, as a plant, that is able to produce its own food |
| Biospere | the part of earth where life exists. |
| Ecosystem | a community of organisms and their abiotic environment. |
| Community | all the populations of species that live in the same habitat and interact with each other |
| Population | a group of organisms of species that live in a specific geographical area |
| Organism | a form of an organized body or system that is living being,animal,plant ,or human |
| 5 Levels Of Environmental Organisms | organism, population, community, ecosystem, and biosphere |
| Abiotic | describes the nonliving part of the environment,including water, rocks, light, and temperature |
| Biotic | describes living factors in the environment |
| Ecology | the study of the interactions of living organisms with one another and with their environment. |
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