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vocabulary for 8th science EOG

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ecosystem   interactive systems that include both biological and physical components of the environment  
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population   group of organisms belonging to the same species that live in a particular area  
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symbiosis   relationship that exists between organisms of two different species that live together in direct contact  
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food chain   simplest path that energy takes through an ecosystem  
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chemosynthesis   process of using chemicals like methane or sulfur to make food  
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biotic   living factors in an ecosystem  
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abiotic   nonliving factors in an ecosystem  
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nonrenewable   resources that cannot be replaced in nature  
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renewable   resources that can be replaced or reused in nature  
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conservation   preventing the loss of a resource by way of thoughtful management of it  
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mutualism   type of symbiosis in which both species benefit  
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commensalism   type of symbiosis in which one species benefits while the other species is neither benefited nor harmed  
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parasitism   type of symbiosis in which one species benefits to the harm of the other  
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