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Lesson 6: Organism Interactions (Ecosystems & Their Interactions)
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Vocabulary for STC-MS Ecosystems & Their Interactions Unit
Terms in this set (16)
Commensalism
A type of interaction in which one organism benefits and the other organism is not harmed.
Competition
An interaction which two organisms (of the same or different species) need the same resource.
Direct Competition
A type of competition in which an organism interferes by aggression or other means with another organisms's ability to obtain a resource.
Equilibrium
A stable balance point in a population at which the population will ahve little to no change in number.
Herbivory
The eating of plants.
Inbreeding
When organisms that are closely related reporduce over many generations.
Indirect Competition
A type of competition in which one organism is better at obtaining or using an available resource.
Interspecific Competition
A type of competition that exists between organisms of different species.
Intraspecific Competition
A type of competition that exists between organisms of the same species.
Microcosm
A small area that has all the characteristics of a much larger area.
Mutualism
A type of organism interaction in which both species benefit.
Parasitism
An organism interaction in which one organism is harmed and one organism benefits.
Predation
The eating of an animal by another animal.
Predator
An animal that preys on another animal.
Prey
An animal that is killed by a predator for food.
Specialization
The adaptation of a population to a particular situation.
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