Ecology Vocab Flashcard

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Number of organisms an ecosystem can sustain.

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Carrying Capacity

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Abiotic factors:

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air, water, sunlight, dirt, rocks

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Any biotic or abiotic factor that limits population size.

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limiting factor

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Pioneer species:

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First species to inhabit an area after a major event like a forest fire.

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Represents a population:

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All rabbits in a forest

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Relationship where one organism benefits and the other is unaffected.

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Commensalism

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Interaction between organisms and their environment.

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Ecosystem

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Represents a community:

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rabbits, deer, squirrels

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A species essential to or causing major changes in an ecosystem.

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Keystone Species

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All living things in an ecosystem.

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biotic