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Ecosystem Contents

What is in an Ecosystem. The "Animals and Energy" terms also go with these.

TermDefinition
ecosystem all the living, used-to-be-living, and nonliving (never living) things in an environment
biotic factor any living or used-to-be-living thing in an environment
abiotic factor any nonliving (never living) thing in an environment
population all members of ONE species (group) in an environment
community ALL of the living things in an environment
limiting factor any resource that limits a population's growth
competition fight for limiting factors in order to survive
carrying capacity the largest population that an area can support
habitat the place where a living thing hunts and lives
niche the special role that an organism plays in its habitat
symbiosis a relationship between two or more kinds of organisms over time
mutualism a relationship between two organisms that helps BOTH organisms
commensalism a relationship between two organisms that helps one without harming the other
parasitism a relationship between two organisms that helps one organism but harms the other
parasite an organism that lives in or on a host organism, causing harm to the host
host an organism that is harmed by another organism living in it or on it
turtle the best organism that ever existed in any ecosystem, according to Ms. Levi
Created by: SCMSLevi
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