Competition in Ecosystems

Front

What must some organisms in a population do for the population to survive?

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Reproduce

Front

What do ecosystems depend on organisms to do to maintain stability?

Back

Interact

Front

What are characteristics such as height, hair color, and eye color classified as?

Back

Genetic factors

Front

What are air, water, and sunlight considered in an ecosystem?

Back

Nonliving components

Front

What are the living things in an ecosystem called?

Back

Organisms

Front

What is the term for the variety of life in an ecosystem?

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Biodiversity

Front

What is the process by which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring?

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Natural selection

Front

What is the role of producers in an ecosystem?

Back

To create energy through photosynthesis

Front

What do we call the relationship where one organism benefits and the other is harmed?

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Parasitism

Front

What is the term for the maximum population size that an environment can sustain?

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Carrying capacity