Vocabulary
These are the nonliving factors that impact an ecosystem.
Abiotic
This type of ecological relationship happens when a parasite feeds on a host.
This is a group of one type of organism living together in an area.
Population
The most specific level of classification of organisms.
Species
This term describes the concentration of sensory organs at the anterior end.
Cephalization
A species that is non-native to an area and throws the ecosystem out of balance.
Invasive
This type of ecological relationship happens when two organisms benefit from an interaction.
Mutualism
These factors do not depend on the size of the population as far as how they affect it.
Density-independent
The broadest level of classification of organisms.
Domain
The portion of the body closest to an organism’s tail/hind region.
Posterior
The amount of members of the population an area can support.
Carrying Capacity
This principle states that two species with the same niche cannot live together in the same area.
Competitive Exclusion Principle
This is a group of multiple populations living together in an area.
Community
This is a series of two-step options used to identify unknown organisms or objects.
Dichotomous Key
DAILY DOUBLE-This type of symmetry has multiple planes that extend outward like spokes.
Radial symmetry
An organism’s role in the ecosystem.
Niche
DAILY DOUBLE-This means “to live together” and happens when organisms have a close relationship with one another.
Symbiosis
This is the name of the sphere of Earth where all living things are located.
Biosphere
This level of organization comes after kingdom.
Phylum
The portion of the body closest to an organism’s stomach.
Ventral
A member of my population leaves to join a new population.
Emigration
These symbols represent the symbiotic relationship known as commensalism.
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This is the area or region in which the conditions are right for certain plants to grow.
Hardiness zone
This level of organization comes after class.
Order
This is a body cavity containing internal organs.
Coelom