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13 Cards in this Set
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Population
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All the members of one species in a particular area
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Competition
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The struggle between organisms to survive in a habitat with limited resources
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Biotic factors
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The living parts of an ecosystem
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Community
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All the different populations that live together in an area
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Abiotic factors
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The nonliving parts of an ecosystem
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Predation
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An interaction in which one organism kills and eats another
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Limiting factors
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Environmental conditions that prevent populations from increasing
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Carrying capacity
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The largest population that an environment can support
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Species
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A group of organisms that are physically similar and can reproduce with each other to produce fertile offspring
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Adaptations
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Behaviors and physical characteristics of species that allow them to live successfully in their environment
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Commensalism
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A symbiotic relationship in which one species benefits and the other species is neither helped nor harmed
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Mutualism
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A symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit
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Ecosystem
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All the living and nonliving things that interact in a particular area
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