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12 Cards in this Set
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What is a group of organisms of the same speciesliving in the same area?
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population
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_________ _________ is the process by which individuals with favorable traits survive and reproduce.
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Natural Selection
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Traits that improve the chances for survival and reproduction are called _________.
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Adaptations
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_______ ________ is behavior that has been learned from experience or from watching other animals.
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Learned Behavior
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All the populations that live in an area, along with everything that affects them is an __________.
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Ecosystem
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The largest population that can live in the same area for a long time is known as ________ ________.
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Carrying Capacity
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The animal that is eaten is called the ____.
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Prey
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The animal that hunts and eats is called the ________.
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Predator
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A close, long-term association between two or more species.
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Symbiosis
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When both organisms are helped, the relationship is called _________.
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Mutualism
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When one organism is hurt while the other is neither helped nor harmed.
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Commensalism
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One organism is hurt in the relationship while the other one is helped.
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Parasitism
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