Science Section 1

Abiotic factors

non-living organisms in an eco-system.

Bioitic Factors

living organisms in an eco-system

Linnaeus's classification

kingdom, phylum, order, family, genus, species

Commensalism

one organism benefits and the other does not and has no harm done.

Mutualism

both organisms benefit.

parasitism

one organism benefits and the other is harmed.

predator-prey relationship

one of the organisms hunt the other one down.

resource partitioning

species that co-exist in an area but have slightly different niches which happen to divide the resources.

interspecies competition

two or more species need the same resources.

overpopulation

to many organisms are being made.