lesson 3.2-3.3 vocab Flashcards

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nonrenewable

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a natural resource of which a finite amount exists, or one which cannot be replaced with currently available technologies

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renewable resource

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A natural resource that can be replaced.

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abiotic

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all of the nonliving parts of an ecosystem

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biotic

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all of the living parts of an ecosystem

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commensalism

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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

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community

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a group of different populations that live together and interact in an environment.

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competition

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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.

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ecosystem

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consists of living and nonliving things in their environment, that interact with each other and with their environment.

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food web

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a model that shows many different feeding relationships among living things

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mutualism

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a relationship between two species of a plant, animal, or fungus in which one lives off the other and both organisms benefit

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parasitism

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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

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