unit A section 1 Flashcards
What is Parasitism?
One species benefits while one is harmed.
What is an Adaptation?
An inherited characteristic that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment.
What is a Behavioral Adaptation?
Something an animal does usually in response to some type of external stimulus in order to survive.
What is an Ecosystem?
Any place or location where living and nonliving things interact.
What is a Structural Adaptation?
Physical features of an organism.
What is a Community?
All the populations of different species that live and interact in the same place form a community.
What is an Abiotic Factor?
The nonliving parts of the ecosystem.
What is a Biotic Factor?
The living parts of an ecosystem.
What is a Population?
A group of organisms of the same species that live in a particular area.
What is Symbiosis?
A relationship between different species which benefits either or both species.
What is Commensalism?
One species receives the benefit.
What is Mutualism?
Both species benefit.
