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study of the interactions that take place among organisms and between organisms and the physical features of the enviroment
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ecology
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largest number of individuals an enviroment can support and maintain over a long period of time
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carrying capacity
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both organisms benefit
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mutualism
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part of the earth that supports organisms and is made up of all the earths ecosystem
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biosphere
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living things that kill and eat other living things
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predator
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living or once livng organisms in the enviroment
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biotic factors
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organisms eaten by the predator
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prey
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groups of populations that interact with each other ina given area and depend on each other for food, sheltr, and for other needs
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community
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model used to describe a series of overlapping food cains
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food web
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one organism benefits another is not harmed
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commesalism
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any biotic or abiotic factor that restricts the number of individuals in a population
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limiting factor
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any close relationship between two or more different species
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symbiosis
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consists of a biotic communiy and the abiotic factors that affect it
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ecosytem
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one organisms benefits another is harmed
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parasitism
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organisms that obtain energy whe they feedon producers or other consumers
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consumer
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model that describes the feeding relationships in a community show how energy in the form of food passes from organism to another
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food chain
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organisms that capture energy from the sun
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producer
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