Ecology Vocabulary Review
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Ecology: The study of how living things interact with nature
Ecosystems
• The study of how living things interact with
nature
Abiotic
Non Living parts of
the environment
Biotic
The living parts
of the environment
Symbiosis
A relationship where two different species live closely
and interact often.
Mutualism
A type of symbiosis is when two species help
each other.
Commensalism
A type of symbiosis when one species benefits from
another but the second species isn’t affected
Parasitism
A type of relationship where one organism
benefits while harming the other organism.
Carrying Capacity
The maximum number of organisms of a species
an ecosystem can hold
Limiting Factor
The scarcest resource or the one that runs out
first that causes a population to decline.
Adaptation
A trait that helps an organism
survive.
Predator
An organism that hunts others for food
Prey
An organism that is hunted for food
Coevolution
When a relationship between two species causes
them both to adapt.
Population
All of the members of a species in an area
Ecosystem
A community of organisms and their environment.
Biosphere
All of the living space on earth.
Community
All of the different organisms
of different groups in an area
Competition
When two organisms fight over the same
resources