Competition in Ecosystems vocab

Front

What is a group of interacting individuals of the same species located in the same area?

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Population

Front

What is a self-contained living thing?

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Organism

Front

What is it called when an organism depends on a factor for survival?

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Dependent interaction

Front

What do we call the situation when more than one individual or population in an ecosystem relies on the same limited resource?

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Competition

Front

What is a system comprising all the biotic and abiotic factors in an area and all the interactions among them?

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Ecosystem

Front

What term describes the non-living components of an ecosystem, such as water, soil, and sunlight?

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Abiotic factors

Front

What is the term for the living components of an ecosystem, including plants, animals, and microorganisms?

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Biotic factors

Front

What do we call the resources that are available in limited quantities in an ecosystem?

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Limited resources

Front

What is the relationship called when two species compete for the same resource?

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Interspecific competition

Front

What is the term for competition between individuals of the same species?

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Intraspecific competition