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EcologyNGA
general terms for living environment
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| non living things in an environment - water, rocks, sun... | abiotic factors |
| living things in an ecosystem - birds, dogs, trees, mosquitoes, worms | biotic factors |
| one or more of the same organism; they can reproduce | species |
| two or more organisms of the same species living in the same area | population |
| all populations living in the same area | community |
| all the biotic and abiotic factors interacting in the same area | ecosystem |
| place where an animal or plant lives - ex: Panda lives in bamboo forests | habitat |
| job of an organism in an environment - chickens eat left over food from Ms. G's dinner | niche |
| two species living together and interacting together - sometimes it good, sometimes it's bad | symbiosis |
| symbiotic relationship - one organism benefits but the other organism is harmed! Dog has a tapeworm in its intestines. | parasitism |
| one organism benefits and the other organism is not affected by the relationship | commensalism |
| both organisms benefit from the relationship | mutualism |
| organisms that move into an ecosystem - these organisms compete for food and space and disrupt equilbrium | invasive species |
| invasive species that eats the bark of ash trees so it dirupts the ecosystem | Emerald Ash Borer |
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