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Unit 7 Vocab

TermDefinition
Abiotic Factors refer to all the non-living components in an ecosystem
Biotic Factors refer to all the living beings present in an ecosystem
Characteristics of Living Things the ability to respire, grow, excrete, reproduce, metabolize, move, and be responsive to the environment
Symbiotic Relationship an ongoing interaction between organisms of different species
Mutualism symbiotic interaction between the organisms of two different species in which each is benefited
Commensalism symbiotic relationship between two organisms of different species in which one organism benefits while the other is unaffected
Parasitism symbiotic relationship between different species in which one organism lives on or in the other organism and benefits from it by causing some harm
Predation a biological interaction where one organism, the predator, kills and eats another organism, its prey
Competition a biological interaction between or among the same or different organisms where the organisms fight for resources
Food Chain the sequence of transfers of matter and energy in the form of food from organism to organism
Food Web network of interconnecting and overlapping food chains showing feeding relationships
Energy Pyramid a model that shows the flow of energy from one trophic, or feeding, level to the next in an ecosystem
Energy Flow the amount of energy that moves along the food chain
Bio Diversity all the different kinds of life you'll find in one area
Population Density the number of people, or members of a particular plant or animal species, living in a specified unit of area
Carrying Capacity the number of individuals of a population that can be sustained indefinitely by a given area
Producers are organisms that can make their own food through biochemical processes
Populations a group of organisms of one species that interbreed and live in the same place at the same time
Consumer an organism that cannot produce its own food and must eat other plants and/or animals to get energy
Herbivore are animals whose primary food source is plant-based
Carnivore are animals that eat other animals
Omnivore are animals that eat both plant- and animal-derived food
Scavenger an animal that feeds on the remains of other animals or eats decomposing plant or animal matter
Decomposer organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms
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