Vocab
The place where all living things get what they need to survive
Habitat
This is a single living thing
Organism
When the birth rate is higher than the death rate in a population, the population will
Increase
All resources in an ecosystem are limited, this lead to what between species?
Competiton
Organisms interacting with each other closely without being preyed upon is called...
Symbiosis
The role an organism plays in their ecosystem
Niche
The number of the same organisms living in an area is called a
population
When a group of individuals leaves one population and enters another, this is an example of
emigration and immigration
When one species hunts and kills another for food
Predator/Prey relationship
When one species benefits from a relationship while the other does not nor is it harmed is called
Commensalism
Any living factor found in an ecosystem
Biotic Factors
A group of different types of organisms living in the same area that interact is called a
Community
The number of individuals of a species living in a certain area can be calculated as that species
Population Density
A physical or behavioural trait that help an organism survive is called an
Adaptation
When one species is harmed while the other benefits, it is considered a
Parasitic relationship
Any Non-living factor found in an ecosystem
Abiotic Factors
A community of living things living in a certain area interacting with each other and the abiotic factors is called an
Ecosystem
When an ecosystem can no longer provide the needed resources for a population, the population has reached its
Carrying Capacity
Adaptations are a product of what evolutionary process?
Natural Selection
When both organisms benefit for a symbiotic relationship, it is called
Mutualism
The fours things (space, air, water and food) organisms get from their environment are considered...
Resources
A species is a group of organisms that share the same
DNA
Resources such as food, water, space, air and reproductive opportunity can run out in an ecosystems, these are known as...
Limiting factors
Sharp claws, fanged teeth and good night vision are adaptations for a
Predator
Taylor Swift has what type of symbiosis with The Swifties?
Mutualistic