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Sci vocabulay
vocab for biology quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A group of living things that are so closely related that they can breed with one another and produce offspring that can breed as well | species |
| a group of organisms of the same species that live in the same area | population |
| the natural environment in which a living thing gets all it needs to live | habitat |
| the role a living thing plays in its habitat | niche |
| all of the populations that live and interact with eachother in a particular place | community |
| a region of earth that has a particular climate and certain types of plants | biome |
| all the living and nonliving things that interact in a particular environment | ecosystem |
| an individual living thing, made up of one or many cells that is capable of growing and reproducing | organism |
| an animal that hunts other animals and eats them | predator |
| an animal that other animals hunt and eat | prey |
| an interaction between two or more living things in which they are said to work together | cooperation |
| a struggle between two or more living things that depend on the same limited resource | competition |
| the interaction between individuals from two different species that live closely together | symbiosis |
| an interaction between two species in which both species benefit | mutualism |
| an interaction between species in which one species benefits while the other is not harmed | commensalism |
| a reltionship between two species in which one species is harmed while the other benefits | parasitism |
| condition that prevents the continuing growth of a population in an ecosystem | limiting factor |
| the maximum size that a population can reach in an ecosystem | carrying capacity |
| a natural process that involves a gradual change in the plant and animal communities that live in an area | succession |
| the first speciesto move into a lifeless environment | pioneer species |