Science Ch. 4 Vocab

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Resource:

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Supply of something useful for survival.

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Struggle between organisms for the same resource.

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Competition

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Release of harmful chemicals into soil, air, or water

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Pollution

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A system of overlapping food chains is...

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a food web

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Symbiosis: A close relationship between 2+ organisms of different species.

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A close relationship in which 2 or more organisms from different species live together.

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Resemblance of one species to another is called

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A mimicry

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Example of deforestation:

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A factory cutting down trees faster than they can plant them.

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Protection and restoration of species and resources in an ecosystem.

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Conservation

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Movement of energy in a system is

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An energy flow

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Role of an organism in a habitat

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A niche