Competition in Ecosystems vocab

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Nonliving thing affecting ecosystem

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abiotic factor

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A living thing that affects the ecosystem

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biotic factor

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When multiple individuals or populations in an ecosystem depend on the same limited resource

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competition

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When an organism depends on a factor for survival

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dependent interaction

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A system of all biotic and abiotic factors in an area and their interactions

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ecosystem

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Needed by organisms, not infinite; if exhausted, survival is at risk.

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limited resource

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Self-contained living thing

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organism

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Group of interacting individuals of the same species in an area

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population

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An organism that feeds on producers in the food chain

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primary consumer

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Source or supply that benefits organisms

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resource