Ecology Vocabulary 2

Carrying Capacity

• A long-lasting, close interaction between different species.

• The maximum number of individuals (population size) that the environment can support.

• A brand new area (in a special circumstance) that happens when new soil or space is formed

• Biotic or abiotic environmental factors that restrict the growth of a population.

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Limiting Factor

• A long-lasting, close interaction between different species.

• The maximum number of individuals (population size) that the environment can support.

• A brand new area (in a special circumstance) that happens when new soil or space is formed

• Biotic or abiotic environmental factors that restrict the growth of a population.

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Competition

• A long-lasting, close interaction between different species.

• The maximum number of individuals (population size) that the environment can support.

• More than one individual or population in an ecosystem relying upon the same limited resources

• Biotic or abiotic environmental factors that restrict the growth of a population.

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Niche

•  The specific part of the environment that provides all the things that an organism needs

• An organism that is captured and consumed by another organism for nourishment

• An organism within or upon which another organism (parasite, commensal, or mutualist) resides.

• The ecological role played by an organism. This is an organism's total way of life.

Habitat

• The specific part of the environment that provides all the things that an organism needs

• An organism that is captured and consumed by another organism for nourishment

• An organism within or upon which another organism (parasite, commensal, or mutualist) resides.

• The ecological role played by an organism. This is an organism’s total way of life.

Ecosystem

•  The specific part of the environment that provides all the things that an organism needs

• An organism that is captured and consumed by another organism for nourishment

• A system consisting of all of the interactions that occur between the abiotic and biotic factors within an environment

• The ecological role played by an organism. This is an organism’s total way of life.

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Symbiosis

• A long-lasting, close interaction between different species. Includes mutualism, commensalism and parasitism.

• An organism that is captured and consumed by another organism for nourishment

• A system consisting of all of the interactions that occur between the abiotic and biotic factors within an environment

• The ecological role played by an organism. This is an organism’s total way of life.

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Mutualism

• A symbiotic relationship that is helpful to both organisms

• A symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits, and the other is neither helped nor harmed

• A symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits while the other is harmed

• Not a symbiotic relationship

Commensalism

• A symbiotic relationship that is helpful to both organisms

• A symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits, and the other is neither helped nor harmed

• A symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits while the other is harmed

• Not a symbiotic relationship

Parasitism

• A symbiotic relationship that is helpful to both organisms

• A symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits, and the other is neither helped nor harmed

• A symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits while the other is harmed

• Not a symbiotic relationship