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Sci vocab sec 1-3
Question | Answer |
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Biotic Factor | The living parts of a habitat |
Abiotic Factor | The nonliving parts of a habitat |
Species | A group of organisms that are physically similar and can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce |
Population | All the members of one species in a particular area |
Community | All the different populations that live together in an area |
Ecosystem | The community of organisms that live in a particular area along with their nonliving surroundings |
Competition | The struggle between organisms to survive as they attempt to use the same limited resource |
Mutalism | A relationship between two species in which both species benefit |
Carrying Capacity | The largest population that an area can support |
Limiting Factors | An environmental factor that causes a population to decrease |
Commensalism | A relationship between two species in which once species benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed |
Adaptations | A behavior or physical characteristics that allows an organism to live successfully in its environment |
Predation | An interaction in which one organism kills another for its food |