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organism
a living thing
biotic factor
Living part of an organism's habitat
birth rate
number of birth in a population
death rate
number of death in a population
photosynthesis
process in which organisms uses water, sunlight, and carbon dioxide to make food
population
all members from one species in one area
predation
organism that kills other organisms for food
predator
the one who does the killing in the predation
prey
organism that has been killed and eaten during predation
parasite
organism that benefits by living i or on a host
population density
number of individual in an area with specific size
paratism
organisim that lives in or on a host and harms it
ecosystem
organisms that live in a particular area
ecology
the study of how living things interact with its habitat
estimate
an approximation of a number
emigration
leaving a population
host
organism that a parasite or virus live in or on
limiting factor
prevents population from increasing
immigration
moving into a population
habitat
environment for an organism that provides the thing needed to survive
niche
role of an organism in a population
symbiosis
a close relationship between two organisms of different species and benefits only one of them
species
group of organisms physically similar and can mate
abiotic factors
nonliving parts of an organism habitat
adaptations
a behavior or physical characteristic that allows an organism to survive
community
all different populations that live together
commensalism
relationship between 2 species one is helped and the other one is not harmed
carrying capacity
longest population an area can support
competition
strugle between organism to survive
mutualism
relationship between 2 organisms, which both benefits from it
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Chapter 22
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