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Ecology Unit Vocabulary (2021)

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Any living thing

Place where an organism lives; provides food, water, shelter, and space

Living factors in a habitat

Nonliving factors in a habitat; i.e. soil, water, air

Group of organisms of the same species living in the same area

All the living things in an ecosystem

Consists of all the living and nonliving things in an area

The variety of living things in an area

Carrying Capacity

Largest number of individuals of a population that a environment can support

Population Density

Number of individuals per unit area; calculated by dividing the # of individuals by the area

A behavior or physical characteristic that allows an organism to live successfully in its environment.

An organism's particular role in an ecosystem, or how it makes its living.

A relationship between two organisms of different species where one benefits and the other is neither harmed nor benefited

A relationship between two species in which both species benefit

A relationship between two organisms of different species where one benefits and the other is harmed