Module 2 Section 1: Organisms and Their Relationships

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Ecology

the scientific study of how living things interact with each other and with their non-living surroundings

<p><mark data-color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: inherit;">the scientific study of how living things interact with each other and with their non-living surroundings</mark></p>
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Biosphere

the portion of Earth that suppots life

<p>the portion of Earth that suppots life</p>
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Biotic Factor

the living factors in an organism’s environment

<p>the living factors in an organism’s environment </p>
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Abiotic Factors

the nonliving factoors in an organism’s environment

<p>the nonliving factoors in an organism’s environment </p>
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Limiting Factors

any biotic or abiotic factor thatt restricts the nubers, reproduction, or distribution of organisms

<p>any biotic or abiotic factor thatt restricts the nubers, reproduction, or distribution of organisms</p>
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Tolerance

the ability of any organism to survive when subjected to abiotic factors or biotic factors

<p>the ability of any organism to survive when subjected to abiotic factors or biotic factors </p>
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Population

individual organisms of a single species that share the same geographic locaton at the same time

<p>individual organisms of a single species that share the same geographic locaton at the same time </p>
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Biological Community

a group of interacting populations that occupy the same geographic area at the same time

<p>a group of interacting populations that occupy the same geographic area at the same time </p>
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Ecosytem

a biological community and all of the abiotic factors that effect it

<p>a biological community and all of the abiotic factors that effect it </p>
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Biome

a large group of ecosystem that share the same climate and have similar type of communities

<p>a large group of ecosystem that share the same climate and have similar type of communities</p>
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Habitat

an area where an organism lives

<p>an area where an organism lives </p>
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Niche

the role or position that an organisms has iin its environment

<p>the role or position that an organisms has iin its environment </p>
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Symbiosis

the close relationship that exist when two or more species live together

<p>the close relationship that exist when two or more species live together </p>
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Mutualism

the relationship between two or more organisms that live closely together and benefit from each other

<p>the relationship between two or more organisms that live closely together and benefit from each other </p>
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commensalism

a relationship in which one organism benefits and the other organism is neither helped nor harmed

<p>a relationship in which one organism benefits and the other organism is neither helped nor harmed</p>
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Parasitism

a symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits at the expense of another organism

<p>a symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits at the expense of another organism</p>
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Predation

the act of one organism pursing and consuming another organism for food

<p>the act of one organism pursing and consuming another organism for food </p>