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a. | Ecology | l. | Food Web | b. | Biotic | m. | Energy Pyramid | c. | Abiotic | n. | Carrying Capacity | d. | Population | o. | Prey | e. | Community | p. | Predator | f. | Ecosystem | q. | Symbiosis | g. | Biosphere | r. | Mutualism | h. | Herbivore | s. | Commensalism | i. | Carnivore | t. | Parasitism | j. | Omnivore | u. | Coevolution | k. | Food
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An organism that is killed and eaten by another organism.
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The pathway of energy transfer through various stages as a result of the
feeding patterns of a series of organisms.
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All of the populations of a species that live in the same habitat and interact
with each other.
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The evolution of two species that is due to mutual influence, often in a way
that makes the relationship more beneficial to both species.
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Describes the nonliving part of the environment, including water, rocks, light,
and temperature.
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6.
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A diagram that shows the feeding relationships between organisms in an
ecosystem.
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A relationship in which two different organisms live in close association with
each other.
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A community of organisms and their abiotic, or nonliving, environment.
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9.
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A relationship between two species in which one species, the parasite, benefits
from the other species, the host, which is harmed.
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10.
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The study of the interactions of living organisms with one another and with
their environment.
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A triangular diagram that shows an ecosystem’s loss of energy, which
results as energy passes through the ecosystem’s food chain.
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An organism that eats only plants.
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The part of earth where life exists.
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Describes living factors in the environment.
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15.
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A relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the
other is unaffected.
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An organism that eats both plants and animals.
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A relationship between two species in which both species benefit.
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18.
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A group of organisms of the same species that live in a specific geographical
area.
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19.
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An organism that kills and eats all or part of another organism.
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20.
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An organism that eats animals.
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The largest population that an environment can support at any given
time.
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