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The study of interactions among organisms and their environment
Ecology
100
Any close relationship between species
Symbiosis
100
Omnivores, herbivores, carnivores, and decomposers are all types of
Consumers
100
In the relationship between a coyote and a rabbit the coyote is the __________
Predator
100
When more than one organism seeks the same resource at the same time
Competition
200
The part of Earth that supports life
Biosphere
200
The largest number of individuals of one species that an ecosystem can support over time.
Carrying Capacity
200
Symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit
Mutualism
200
Consumers that eat both plants and animals
Omnivores
200
Which motion of the earth causes day and night
Rotation
300
How an organism survives, including habitat, and how it obtains food and shelter.
Niche
300
All the organisms in an ecosystem that belong to the same species
Population
300
Anything that restricts the number of individuals in a population
Limiting Factor
300
Consumers that eat only animals
Carnivore
300
They recycle once-living matter by breaking it down into simple, energy-rich compounds
Decomposers
400
Model of the feeding relationship among organisms in an ecosystem
Food Chain
400
All the populations in an ecosystem
Community
400
Symbiotic relationship in which one species benefits and the other is harmed
Parasitism
400
In a relationship between a raccoon and a fish in a stream, the fish is the ___________
Prey
400
The place in which an organism lives
Habitat
500
Symbiotic relation in which one species benefits and the other is not affected
Commensalism
500
Organism that can use any outside energy source to produce energy-rich food molecules
Producer
500
The size of a population that occupies a specific area of space
Population Density
500
Name the atomic particles of an atom and their charges
Proton positive Neutron neutral Electron negative
500
Who will the Wildcats whip tomorrow
Crosbyton Chiefs