Chapter 14 Biology Vocab Springfield

All of the biotic and abiotic factors in the area where an organism lives

Composed of all of the physical, chemical, and biological factors that a species needs to survive, stay healthy, and reproduce 

States that when two species are competing for the same resources, one species will be better suited to their niche, and the other species will be pushed into another niche or will become extinct 

Species that occupy similar niches but live in different geographical regions

When two organisms fight for the same limited resources

The process by which one organism captures and feeds upon another organism

A close ecological relationship between two or more organisms of different species that live in direct contact with one another 

An interspecies interaction in which both organisms benefit from one another

A close ecological relationship between two or more organisms of different species that live in direct contact with one another 

A relationship similar to predation in one organism benefits while the other is harmed