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Ecology Part 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ecosystem | All of the living and nonliving things in an area. |
| Community | All the living things in an area. |
| Population | A group of the same species in the same place. |
| Organism | A single living thing. Example- Fox |
| Mutualism | A close relationship where both species benefit. |
| Commensalism | A close relationship where one organism benefits and the other is not affected. |
| Parasitism | A close relationship where one organism benefits and the other is harmed. |
| Predation | One organism is fed the other is dead. |
| Competitive Exclusion Principle | states no two species can occupy the same niche at the same time. |
| Niche | The job an organism has within an ecosystem, along with what it eats and what eats it |
| Abiotic | Nonliving factors |
| Biotic | Living factors. |
| Food Chain | Shows the flow of energy in an ecosystem. |
| Food Web | A series of connected food chains. |
| Symbiosis | A close relationship between two organisms. |