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12 Cards in this Set
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Biotic |
Living components of an eco system |
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Abiotic |
non-living component of an ecosystem |
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Species |
A group of genetically similar organisms that can produce fertile offspring |
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Population |
A group of the same species in a particular area |
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Community |
A group of interacting populations |
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Predation |
one organism kills and eats another organism |
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parasitism |
one organism feeds off another without killing it |
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mutualism |
both species benefit from the interaction |
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commenselism |
one species benefits but the other is neither helped nor harmed |
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ecosystem |
communities interacting with each other and the abiotic components in the area |
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niche |
the role of a specie in their habitat |
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ecosystems are determined by what? |
temperature and precipitation |
