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15 Cards in this Set
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ecosystem
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all the living and nonliving things that interact in an area.
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species
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A group of organisms that are similar and reproduce to produce fertile offspring.
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population
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All the members of the one species in a particular area.
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community
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all the different populations that live together in an area.
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immigration
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moving into a population
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emigration
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leaving a population
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limiting factor
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an environmental factor that prevents a population
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carrying capacity
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the largest population that an area can support
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natural selection
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process by which individuals that are better adapted to the environment are more likely to survive and reproduce than others
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adaptation
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the behaviors and physical characteristics of species that allow them to live successfully in their environment.
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predation
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an interaction in which one organism kills and eats another
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commensalism
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a relationship between two species in which one species benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed.
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parasitism
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a relationship in which one organism lives on or inside another and harms it.
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symbiosis
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a close relationship between species that benefits at least one of the species
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mutualism
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a relationship between two species in which both species benefit.
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