lesson 3.2-3.3 vocab Flashcards
nonrenewable
a natural resource of which a finite amount exists, or one which cannot be replaced with currently available technologies
renewable resource
A natural resource that can be replaced.
abiotic
all of the nonliving parts of an ecosystem
biotic
all of the living parts of an ecosystem
commensalism
a relationship between two species of a plant, animal, or fungus in which one lives with, on, or in the other without damage to either
community
a group of different populations that live together and interact in an environment.
competition
the interaction between organisms or species that use the same resources in which the health of one is negatively affected by the presence of the other.
ecosystem
consists of living and nonliving things in their environment, that interact with each other and with their environment.
food web
a model that shows many different feeding relationships among living things
mutualism
a relationship between two species of a plant, animal, or fungus in which one lives off the other and both organisms benefit
parasitism
a certain type of non-mutual relationship found between two different species in which one organism known as the parasite benefits at the expense of the other organism