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Biosphere
the whole planet! the smallest part of it is the individual
biosphere order (smallest —> largest)
species, population, community, ecosystem, biome, biosphere
Popularion
Amount of 1 species (100 monkeys, 2000 fire ants, 30 earthworms, etc.)
Community
Multiple populations
Biome
a large area characterized by its vegetation, soil , climate, and wildlife; there are five major types: Aquatic, grassland, forest, desert, and tundra
Ecosystem
A geographic area with interacting biotic, and abiotic relationships
Niche
The role of an organism in its ecosystem; all of the necessary, physical chemical, and biological conditions
Symbiosis
a relationship between two organisms and an ecosystem
Mutualism
Both organisms benefit
Commensalism
One organism is benefited by the other is not affected neither positively or negatively
Parasitism
One organism is benefited whilst the other is harmed
Competitive exclusion principle
Two species competing for the same limiting resource kineticist
Competition
occurs when individuals are fighting over the same limited resource
Intraspecific
members of the same species competing
Resource partitioning
two or more species divide a resource based on differences in behavior and morphology
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