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15 Cards in this Set
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Limiting Resource
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A species reaches it's carrying capacity when consumes a particular natural resource at the same rate at which the ecosystem produces the resource.
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Territory
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An area defended by one or more individuals against other individuals.
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Density Dependent
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Individual tightly crowded in a sparse population leaving little or no resources.
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Density Independent
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A certain portion of the population dies regardless of the population density.
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Niche
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The Unique role of a species within an ecosystem.
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Habitat
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An organisms location.
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Competition
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A relationship in which individuals or populations attempt to use the same limited resource.
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Overlap
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When members of different species compete .
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Niche Restriction
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When each species uses less of the niche than it is capable of using.
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Predation
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An Organism that feeds on another organism is called a predator, and the organism that is fed upon prey.
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Parasitism
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The relationship between the host and the parasite.
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Mutualism
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A close relationship between two species in which Each species provides a benefit to the other.
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Commensalism
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A relationship in which one species benefits and the other species is neither harmed or helped.
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Symbios
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A relationship in which two species live in close association.
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Coevolve
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Overtime species in close relationship.
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