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Environmental Science Vocabulary

Environmental Science Vocabulary. A group of organisms of the same species living in the same area. POPULATION. The study of the interactions of living organisms with each other and the environment. ECOLOGY. The nonliving part of the enviroment. ABIOTIC.

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Environmental Science Vocabulary

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  1. Environmental ScienceVocabulary

  2. A group of organisms of the same species living in the same area

  3. POPULATION

  4. The study of the interactions of living organisms with each other and the environment

  5. ECOLOGY

  6. The nonliving part of the enviroment

  7. ABIOTIC

  8. All the populations of species that live and interact in the same habitat

  9. COMMUNITY

  10. Part of the Earth where life exists

  11. BIOSPHERE

  12. A community of organisms and there abiotic environment

  13. ECOSYSTEM

  14. An organisms that eats only animals

  15. CARNIVORE

  16. A triangular diagram that shows an ecosystem’s loss of energy

  17. ENERGY PYRAMID

  18. An organism that eats both plants and animals

  19. OMNIVORE

  20. An organism that only eats plants

  21. HERBIVORE

  22. A diagram that shows how energy in food flows from one organism to another

  23. FOOD CHAIN

  24. A diagram that shows the feeding relationships between organisms in an ecosystem

  25. FOOD WEB

  26. A relationship between two organisms in which one benefits and the other is not affected

  27. COMMENSALISM

  28. The evolution of two or more species do to mutual influence

  29. COEVOLUTION

  30. A relationship in which two different organisms live in association with each other

  31. SYMBIOSIS

  32. An organism that is killed and eaten by other organism

  33. PREY

  34. A relationship where one organism benefits and the other is harmed

  35. PARASITISM

  36. A relationship between two species in which both species benefit

  37. MUTUALISM

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