Ecology Lesson 3 Vocab Flashcard

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Interspecific competition

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The competition between individuals of different species.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

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Density-independent factors (in an ecosystem)

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Weather, climate, and natural disasters that affect population size regardless of density.

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Sustainability

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Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

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Limiting factors

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A variable that constrains a population's size and prevents it from growing.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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Prey

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Any animal that serves as a food source for another animal.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

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Mutualism

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A symbiotic relationship where both species benefit.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

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Commensalism

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A symbiotic relationship where one species benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

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Predation

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An interaction where one organism (the predator) kills and eats another organism (the prey).

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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Biodiversity

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The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

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Keystone species

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A species that has a disproportionately large effect on its environment relative to its abundance.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4