adaptations vocab
when one organism moves from one economy to another this is known as?
migration
what is something that makes its own food
producer
symbiosis that is beneficial to to both organisms involved
mutualism
Organisms have changed over time
both L and D
he process by which animals rid themselves of waste products and of the nitrogenous by-products of metabolism.
excreation
a species average population size in a particular habitat.
carrying capacity
anything that constrains a population's size and slows or stops it from growing.
limiting factor
the role an organism plays in a community.
niche
Organisms changed because they wanted to survive
lamarck
the process of increasing in physical size
growth
the ratio between deaths and individuals in a specified population during a particular time period
death rate
the science knowledge of long-resident,
indigenous
the biological mechanisms by which an organisms adjusts to new environments or to changes in their current environment
adaptation
Certain traits help organisms survive and reproduce better than other organisms without those traits
darwin
eating, food staying healthy
nutrition
the ratio between the number of live-born births in the year and the average total population of that year
birth rate
eating because you feel hungry
homeostasis
consists of all the food chains in a single ecosystem.
food web
Organisms are still changing
both L and D
a living organism that shapes its environment.
biotic factor
an organism that is not indigenous, or native, to a particular area
invasive species
process by which organisms replicate themselves
reproduction
a relationship between individuals of two species in which one species obtains food or other benefits from the other without either harming or benefiting the latter.
commensalism
Organisms changed because they wanted to survive
lamarck
a nonliving part of an ecosystem that shapes its environment.
abiotic factor