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W&C Key Terms 1-3
Weather and Climate Book Chapter 1 Section 3 Key Terms
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Natural Selection | Organisms who's special characteristics are best suited their environment usually survive and produce offspring that inherit those characteristics |
| Adaptions | Changes to the behavior, physical characteristics and/or, environment of organisms that let them survive. |
| Niche | The specific role in its habitat an organism is supposed to play |
| Competition | The struggle between organisms to survive as they try to use the same limited resources |
| Predation | An interaction where an organism kills another for food |
| Predator | The organism who kills |
| Prey | The organism who gets killed |
| Predation | An interaction where an organism kills another for food |
| Predator | The organism who kills |
| Prey | The organism who gets killed |
| Symbiosis | A close relationship between two species that benefits at least one |
| Mutualism | A relationship where both species benefit |
| Mutualism | A relationship where both species benefit |
| Mutualism | A relationship where both species benefit |
| Commensalism | A relationship where one species benefits and the other is unaffected |
| Parasitism | A relationship where one species benefits and the other is harmed |