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Chapter 5 - Lesson 2
Science vocab for lesson 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Niche | A small thing that an organism is into, whether it is the food it eats or the habitat it lives in. |
| Tolerance | The ability to survive and withstand changing conditions |
| Resource Partitioning | When organisms stick to their niche and evolve to focus on that niche alone. |
| Predation | When an organism hunts another for food. |
| Coevolution | When two species evolve in response to one another. |
| Parasitism | When one organisms depend on another for nutrients |
| Symbiosis | A long and physically close relationship where only one organism benefits in the end. |
| Herbivory | When an organism feeds off of a plant. |
| Mutualism | A relationship where both organisms involved benefit |
| Commensalism | A relationship where one organism benefits. |