Ecology Vocab #20-39

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Mutualism

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A relationship in which both organisms benefit from the interaction.

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Oxygen

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A gas needed by humans and released by plants as a byproduct of photosynthesis.

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Symbiosis

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A close relationship between two different kinds of living things.

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Competition

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The demand for a limited resource by two or more organisms.

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Parasite

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The organism that benefits in a parasitic relationship.

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Commensalism

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

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Photosynthesis

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The process by which plants use sunlight to make food from carbon dioxide and water.

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Carbon Dioxide

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A gas that is a byproduct of respiration and is used by plants in photosynthesis.

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Adaptation

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A change in a species that makes it better suited to its environment.

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Ecosystem

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A community of living organisms and their physical environment interacting as a system.