6th Grade Science: Unit 08 Flashcards

Front

Fill in the blank: ________ are non-living elements of the environment that influence the way that organisms and ecosystems function.

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abiotic factors

Front

Fill in the blank: ________ are living factors in the environment; related to, produced by, or caused by living organisms.

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biotic

Front

Fill in the blank: ________ is a symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits while the other organism is unaffected.

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commensalism

Front

A ________ is all the populations sharing a specific area or region.

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community

Front

An ________ is the living and nonliving components of an environment.

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ecosystem

Front

Fill in the blank: ________ is a symbiotic relationship where both organisms benefit.

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mutualism

Front

An ________ is a living thing that can function on its own.

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organism

Front

Fill in the blank: ________ is a symbiotic relationship where one organism (parasite) benefits by harming the other (host).

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parasitism

Front

A ________ is all the members of a species living in a particular area at a particular time.

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population

Front

Fill in the blank: ________ is an ecological relationship where one organism (predator) hunts, stalks, and kills the other organism (prey) for food.

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predation