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15 Cards in this Set
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the part of earth that supports life
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biosphere
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consists of all ther organisms living in an area as well as the nonliving parts of that environment
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ecosystem
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study of interactions that occur among organisms and their environment
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ecology
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made up of all organisms of the same species that live in an area at the same time
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population
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all of the populations of all the species living in an ecosystem
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community
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the place in which an organism lives
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habitat
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anything that restricts the number of individuals in a population
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limiting factor
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the largest munber of individuals of 1 species that an ecosystem can support over time
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carrying capacity
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organisms that use an outisde energy source like the sun to make energy-rich molecules
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producers
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organisms that cant make their own energy-rich molecules
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consumers
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any close relationship between species
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symbiosis
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a symbiotic relationship in which both spicies benefit
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mutualism
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a symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other one is not affected
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commensalim
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a symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other one is harmed
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parasitism
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an organisms roll in the environment
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nice
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