Niches and Community Interactions

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tolerance

• the ability of an organism to survive and reproduce under a range of environmental circumstances

• place where an organism lives

• an organism's particular role in an ecosystem, or how it makes its living

• any necessity of life, such as water, nutrients, light, food, or space

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habitat

• the ability of an organism to survive and reproduce under a range of environmental circumstances

• place where an organism lives

• an organism's particular role in an ecosystem, or how it makes its living

• any necessity of life, such as water, nutrients, light, food, or space

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niche

• the ability of an organism to survive and reproduce under a range of environmental circumstances

• place where an organism lives

• an organism's particular role in an ecosystem, or how it makes its living

• any necessity of life, such as water, nutrients, light, food, or space

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resource

• the ability of an organism to survive and reproduce under a range of environmental circumstances

• place where an organism lives

• an organism's particular role in an ecosystem, or how it makes its living

• any necessity of life, such as water, nutrients, light, food, or space

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competitive exclusion principle

• it states that no two species can occupy the same niche in the same habitat at the same time

• an interaction in which one organism captures and feeds on another organism

• interaction in which one animal feeds on producers, such as plants

• a species that influences the survival of many other species in an ecosystem

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predation

• it states that no two species can occupy the same niche in the same habitat at the same time

• an interaction in which one organism captures and feeds on another organism

• interaction in which one animal feeds on producers, such as plants

• a species that influences the survival of many other species in an ecosystem

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herbivory

• it states that no two species can occupy the same niche in the same habitat at the same time

• an interaction in which one organism captures and feeds on another organism

• interaction in which one animal feeds on producers, such as plants

• a species that influences the survival of many other species in an ecosystem

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keystone species

• it states that no two species can occupy the same niche in the same habitat at the same time

• an interaction in which one organism captures and feeds on another organism

• interaction in which one animal feeds on producers, such as plants

• a species that influences the survival of many other species in an ecosystem

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symbiosis

• a relationship in which two different organisms live closely together

• a relationship in which one organism lives on or in a host and harms it

• a relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected

• a species that influences the survival of many other species in an ecosystem

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parasitism

• a relationship in which two different organisms live closely together

• a relationship in which one organism lives on or in a host and harms it

• a relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected

• a species that influences the survival of many other species in an ecosystem

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