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Limiting Factors |
Anything that can restrict the size of a population including living and non living features of an ecosystem such as predators or drought drought. |
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Carrying Capacity |
Number of individuals of a particular species that an ecosystem can support over time. |
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Producer |
Organisms such as green plants or algae that used an outside source of energy like the sun to create energy rich food molecules |
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Consumer |
Organism that cannot create energy-rich molecules but obtains its food by eating other organisms. |
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Symbiosis |
Any close relationship between species mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism. |
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Mutualism |
A type of symbiotic relationship in which both organisms benefit |
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Commensalism |
A type of symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other organism is not affected. |
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Parasitism |
Types of symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other organism is harmed. |
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Niche |
In an ecosystem refers to the unique ways and organism survive obtains food and shelter and avoids danger. |
