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16 Cards in this Set
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biosphere
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a very narrow zone to which life on Earth is limited
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ecosystem
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a system in which living organisms interact with each other their nonliving environment
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ecology
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the study of the interactions between organisms and their environment
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population
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all the organisms of one species in a community
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habitat
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the place in an ecosystem where populations of organisms live and grow
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limiting factor
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a condition in the environment that stops a population from increasing in size
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carrying capacity
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the maximum number of individuals of a population that a habitat an support
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producer
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organism that contains chlorophyll to make food by photosynthesis
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symbiosis
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any close relationship between species including mutalism, commesalism, and parasitism
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mutualism
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a relationship in which two organisms live together for mutual benefit
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commensalism
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a relationship in which one organism lives on another without causing harm
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parasitism
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an arganism that obtains its food and protection from the host organism but that also harms that organism
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niche
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the function or role of an organism within a community
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succession
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the gradual change in a community over time
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community
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all the organisms in one community living together in a certain area
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consumer
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organism that eats other organisms
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