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| Question | Answer |
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| biosphere | part of the earth that supports life |
| ecosystem | consists of all the organisms living in an area |
| ecology | study of interactions that occur among organisms and their environments |
| population | made up of all organisms of the same species |
| community | is all the populations of all species living in an ecosystem |
| habitat | the place in which an organism lives |
| ch 1 | sec 2 |
| carrying capacity | the largest number of individuals of one species that an ecosystem can support |
| limiting factors | any living or nonliving feature that restricts the number of individuals in a population |
| population density | the size of a population that occupies a specific area |
| competition | 2 or more organisms that seek the same nest |
| biotic potential | highest rate of reproduction under ideal conditions |
| exponential growth | the larger a population becomes, the faster it grows |
| ch 1 | sec 3 |
| producers | make their own food |
| consumers | get food from eating other organisms |
| symbiosis | close relationship between 2 species |
| mutualism | relationship which both species benefit |
| commensalism | relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is not affected |
| parasitism | relationship in which one organism benefits but the other is harmed |
| niche | an organisms role in it's environment |
| food chain | a model that shows the feeding among the organisms in an ecosystem |
| predator | are consumers that capture and eat other consumers |
| prey | the organism that is captured by the predator |
| ch 2 | sec 3 |
| chemosynthesis | the production of energy-rich nutrient molecules from chemicals |
| food web | a model that shows all the possible feeding relationships among the organisms in a community |
| energy pyramid | shows the amount of energy available at each feeding level in an ecosystem |