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Ecology Vocabulary Review

Brush up on essential ecology terms like ecosystem, symbiosis, and carrying capacity in this comprehensive review sheet. Learn about interactions in nature and concepts like adaptation and coevolution. Perfect for studying ecology concepts.

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Ecology Vocabulary Review

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  1. Ecology Vocabulary Review Get out vocab sheet. Ecology: The study of how living things interact with nature

  2. Ecosystems • The study of how living things interact with nature

  3. Abiotic Non Living parts of the environment

  4. Biotic The living parts of the environment

  5. Symbiosis A relationship where two different species live closely and interact often.

  6. Mutualism A type of symbiosis is when two species help each other.

  7. Commensalism A type of symbiosis when one species benefits from another but the second species isn’t affected

  8. Parasitism A type of relationship where one organism benefits while harming the other organism.

  9. Carrying Capacity The maximum number of organisms of a species an ecosystem can hold

  10. Limiting Factor The scarcest resource or the one that runs out first that causes a population to decline.

  11. Adaptation A trait that helps an organism survive.

  12. Predator An organism that hunts others for food

  13. Prey An organism that is hunted for food

  14. Coevolution When a relationship between two species causes them both to adapt.

  15. Population All of the members of a species in an area

  16. Ecosystem A community of organisms and their environment.

  17. Biosphere All of the living space on earth.

  18. Community All of the different organisms of different groups in an area

  19. Competition When two organisms fight over the same resources

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