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Unit 5 Test

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ecosystem all the living and nonliving things in an environment, including their interactions with each other
population all the members of one species in an area
community all the living things in an ecosystem
food chain the path that energy and nutrients follow in an ecosystem
food web the overlapping food chains in an ecosystem
predator an animal that hunts other animals for food
prey a living thing that is hunted for food
energy pyramid a diagram that shows the amount the of energy available at each level of an ecosystem
limiting factor anything that controls the growth or survival of a population
carrying capacity the maximum population size an ecosystem can support
habitat the place where a plant or an animal lives and grows
niche the role of an organism in an ecosystem
symbiosis a relationship between two kinds of organisms over time
mutualism a relationship between two kinds of organisms that benefits both
commensalism a relationship between two kinds of organisms that benefits one without harming the other
parasitism a relationship in which one organism lives in or on another organism and benefits from that relationship while the host organisms is harmed by it
adaptation a characteristic that helps an organism to survive in its environment
camouflage an adaptation in which an animal protects itself against predators by blending in with the environement
protective coloration a type of camouflage in which the color of an animals blends in with its background, protecting the animals against predators
protective resemblance a type of camouflage in which the color and the shape pf an animal blends in with its background, protecting it against predators
mimicry an adaptation in which an animal is protected against predators by its resemblance to another, unpleasant animal
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