Life Science Terms 2 Learn #14 Ecosystems Relationships
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10 Terms
ecosystem
a community of biotic and abiotic factors that work together in a given area
biomass
amount of organisms in an ecosystem
mutualism
symbiotic relationship that benefits both organisms involved
commensalism
relationship between two organisms when one benefits and the other is not affected in any way
parasitism
relationship between two organisms when one benefits and the other is harmed
predation
one organism kills and consumes another
competition
interaction between organisms going after a common resource, negatively affecting the weaker organism
social hierarchy
a ranking of animals within a group resulting from a display or competition; "pecking order"
limiting factor
the biotic and/or an abiotic factors that prohibit a population from growing any larger
carrying capacity
the maximum population size an ecosytem can support