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ecology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ecology | the study of interactions of living organisms with one another and their environment. |
| Levels of Organization | Individual Population Community Ecosystem Biome Biosphere |
| Population Distribution Patterns | Clumped Uniform Random |
| Factors Affecting Population Size | Natality Mortality Immigration Emigration |
| Density Dependent Limiting Factors | food, space, water |
| Density Independent Limiting Factors | temperature, fire, earthquake |
| Classification | Putting things into orderly groups based on similar characteristics |
| Taxonomy | The science of describing, naming, and classifying organisms |
| Levels of Classification | Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species |
| Carrying Capacity | The maximum population size an area can sustain with available resources |
| Mutualism | Both are helped |
| Parasitism | One is helped, one is harmed |
| Commensalism | One is helped, one is unaffected |
| What biome do we live in | temperate forest |