Ecology Concepts

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The things that can keep an organism's population from going up.

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Limiting Factor

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When organisms work together. This can help a population increase or go higher.

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Cooperation

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The symbiotic relationship where both organisms receive a benefit or positive.

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Mutualism

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The symbiotic relationship where one organism receives a benefit/positive and the other is harmed.

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Parasitism

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The symbiotic relationship where one organism receives a benefit/positive but the other organism is not helped or harmed.

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Commensalism

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Any single living thing.

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Individual

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A group of individuals of a given species that live in a specific geographic area at a given time.

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Population

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All populations of organisms of different species in a specific area at a given time.

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Community

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A community of living organisms interacting with the environment and dependent on other factors such as rocks, water, air, and temperature.

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Ecosystem

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A set of ecosystems sharing similar characteristics adapted to their environment.

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Biome