Enviorment Vocab

Question 1

Natural selection

Answer 1

The process by which organisms with certain traits survive and reproduce at a higher rate than organisms without these traits

Question 2

Adaptation

Answer 2

A characteristic that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment

Question 3

Biotic factors

Answer 3

Living organisms of the environment, such as animals and plants

Question 4

Carrying capacity

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The largest population that a given environment can support over a long period of time

Question 5

Prey

Answer 5

Animals that are hunted and eaten by other animals

Question 6

Predator

Answer 6

An animal that eats other animals

Question 7

Symbiosis

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A close, long-term association between two or more species

Question 8

Mutualism

Answer 8

A symbiotic relationship in which both organisms benefit

Question 9

Communalism

Answer 9

A symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other one is unaffected

Question 10

Parasitism

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A symbiotic relationship association in which one organism benefits while the other is harmed

Question 11

Biodiversity

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Variety of given things in a given area

Question 12

Host

Answer 12

And parasitism the organism that is harmed is called the host

Question 13

Food web

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The feeding relationships by which energy and nutrients are transferred from one species to another

Question 14

Overpopulation

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The presence of too many individuals in an area for the available resources

Question 15

Producer

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Organisms that can make their own food from sunlight or chemical energy from deep-sea vents

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Primary consumer

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Animals that eat plants are called primary consumers there also called herbivores

Question 17

Secondary consumer

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Animals that eat primary consumers(herbivores)

Question 18

Tertiary consumer

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Eat secondary consumers

Question 19

Ecosystem

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A community of organisms and their nonliving environment

Question 20

Abiotic factors

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Nonliving parts of the environment such as rocks, water, soil, air, and sunlight

Question 21

Limiting factors

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Any resources that limit the size of a population

Question 22

Competition

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When two or more individuals or populations try to use the same limited resource

Question 23

Niche

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The role of population plays in its community

Question 24

Biome

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A large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities

Question 25

Runoff

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Precipitation that runs over the land and into rivers and streams

Question 26

Ecology

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The study of the interactions of living organisms with one another and with their environment

Question 27

Community

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All the population of species that live in the same habitat and interact with each other

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Decomposer

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Organism that gets energy by breaking down the remains of dead organisms or in animal wastes and consuming or absorbing nutrients

Question 29

Estuary

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An area where freshwater mixes with saltwater from the ocean

Question 30

Population

Answer 30

Group of individuals of the same species that live together in the same area at the same time