Ecology Vocab

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Living things or things that were alive...

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biotic

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Non-living environmental factors.

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abiotic

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Same species in a specific area

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Population

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All living and non-living things in a specific area are called:

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ecosystem

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Organism that only eats plants for energy.

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Herbivore

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Relationship where both organisms benefit

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Mutualism

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Relationship where one organism benefits and the other is unaffected

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Commensalism

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A relationship where one organism benefits and another is harmed

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Parasitism

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Hawks and owls eat the same food and compete for it. Example?

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Competition

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Animal that hunts/kills others for food?

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Predator