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Question 1

ecosystem

Answer 1

a system compromising living things, non-living things, and the interactions among them

Question 2

environmental interactions

Answer 2

relationships between an organism, population, and abiotic factors

Question 3

population

Answer 3

a group of interacting individuals of the same species located in the same area

Question 4

resource

Answer 4

a source or supply that benefits organisms

Question 5

competition

Answer 5

when more than one individual or population in an ecosystem relies on the same limited resources

Question 6

interdependent

Answer 6

having multiple systems that work together to accomplish various tasks

Question 7

mutually beneficial interaction (note: this is also the same as mutualism and symbiotic relationships.)

Answer 7

a relationship between organisms or species that is helpful to both

Question 8

predation

Answer 8

the interaction between two animals in which one animal eats the other

Question 9

what abiotic factors influence the relationships of organisms in ecosystems?

Answer 9

Sunlight, weather, and soil composition

Question 10

what biotic factors influence the relationships of organisms in ecosystems?

Answer 10

Invasive species, a disease caused by bacteria, competition among predators

Question 11

parasitism

Answer 11

the practice of living as a parasite in or on another organism.