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interactions of life
Question | Answer |
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biophere | The part of Earth that support life |
consumers | Organim that connot make thair own energy-rich molecoules |
symbiosis | any clese relationship between species |
Mutualism | a symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit |
commensalism | a symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is not afected |
Perasitism | a symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits but the other is harmed |
Niche | refers to how an organism survive, how it obtains food and helter, how it finds a mate and cares for its young, and how it avoid danger |
Ecosytem | Consists of all the organisms living in an area and the nonliving features of their environment |
Ecology | The study of interactions that occur among organisms and thair environment |
Population | I made up of all the organisms in an ecosystem that belong to the same species |
Community | refers to all the populations in an ecosystem |
Habitat | the place in which an organism lives |
limiting Factor | Is anithing that restricts the nimber of individuals in a population |
Carrying Capacity | Is the largest number of individuals of one species that an ecosytem can support over time |
Producer | Organisms that use an outside energy source like the sun to make energy-rich molecules |