Vocab Flashcard #9

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What is a symbiotic relationship where both species benefit?

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Mutualism

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What term describes the nonliving parts of an environment?

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Abiotic Factor

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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What is any biotic or abiotic factor that restricts the existence of organisms?

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Limiting Factor

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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What is the process of dividing resources to avoid direct competition?

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Resource Partitioning

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What term represents a feeding step in the movement of energy and materials through an ecosystem?

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Trophic Levels

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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What is the term for the living components of an ecosystem?

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Biotic Factor

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

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What is the term for the variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem?

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Biodiversity

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

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What is the term for the gradual process by which ecosystems change and develop over time?

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Ecological Succession

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

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Carrying Capacity

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What is the term for the relationship where one organism benefits at the expense of another?

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Parasitism