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Unit 6 Voc Quiz 3
Unit 6 Vocabulary Quiz 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is when two or more individuals or populations try to use the same limited resource, such as food water, shelter, space, or sunlight. | Competition |
| What occurs when individuals leave a population. | Emigration |
| What occurs when individuals work together. | Cooperation |
| What is the maximum number of individuals of one species that the environment can support. | Carrying Capacity |
| What occurs when individuals join a population. | Immigration |
| What is a part of the environment that keeps a population’s size at a level below its full potential. | Limiting Factors |
| What is an animal that eats another animal. | Predator |
| What is an animal that is eaten by a predator. | Prey |
| What is a close long-term relationship between different species in a community. The organisms in the relationship can benefit from, be unaffected by, or be harmed by the relationship. | Symbiosis |
| What is a symbiotic relationship in which both organisms benefit. Example: A bee drinking nectar from a flower visits another flower and the second flower is pollinated for reproduction. | Mutualism |
| What is a symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits while the other is unaffected. Example: Barnacles living on the bottom of whales benefit while the whale is not affected. | Commensalism |
| What is a symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and another is harmed. The first organisms gets food while the host is weakened. | Parasitism |