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Ecosystem Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Species | A group of organisms that can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reprouduce |
| Species | Humans are the ultimate invasive species with an appalling record of exploitation and destruction |
| Population | Members of one species living in a particular area |
| Population | The population of San Francisco is 825,863 in 2012 |
| Community | all the different populations that live together in an area |
| Community | The big community in the world is the Huntley Park District |
| Ecosystem | The community of organisms that live in a particular area,along with their nonliving environment |
| Ecosystem | Scientists can detect many effects of people marine ecosystem |
| Ecology | The study of how organisms interact with each other and with their environment |
| Ecology | My second line of research concerns the behavioral ecology of social bees |
| Immigration | Moving into a population |
| Immigration | Racism must not panic us into changing immigration policies |
| Emigration | Leaving a population |
| Emigration | Another trend to watch is emigration from rich countries |
| Population Density | The number of individuals in an area of a specific size (number of individuals/unit area |
| Population Density | The population density of New Mexico is much less than New York |
| Limiting Factor | An environmental factor that causes a population to stop growing or decrease in size (ex. weather conditions,space,food and water |
| Limiting Factor | One limiting factor of solar power is that access to the sun in the constant |
| Carrying Capacity | The largest population that an area can support |
| Carrying Capacity | Consider the carrying capacity with current feeding standards |
| Niche | The role of an organism in its habitat |
| Niche | A poor little hamster was stuck in the niche of a rock |
| Competition | The struggle between organisms to survive as they attempt to use the same limited resources |
| Competition | The 2014 dance competition is next Friday night |
| Symbiosis | A relationship in which two species live closely together and at least one of the species benefits |
| Symbiosis | The trade that peacefully occurs between the two warning tribes is viewed as an example of symbiosis |
| Mutualism | A relationship in which both species benefits |
| Mutualism | My favorite form of Mutualism is the biological kind |
| Commensalism | A relationship in which one species benefits and the other species is neither helped nor harmed |
| Commensalism | Remoras and sharks have a relationship called Commensalism |
| Parasitism | A relationship that involves one organisms living, on, or inside another organism and harming it |
| Parasitism | Dogs have quite reached that point in their parasitism of human society |
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D'AndreChapman
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