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carrying capacity

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the largest population that an environment can support at any given time

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prey

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an organism that is killed and eaten

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predator

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an organism that eats all or part of an organism

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symbiosis

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a relationship in which two different organisms live in close association with each other

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mutualism

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a relationship between two species in which both species benefit from other species

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commensalism

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a relationship between two organism in which one organism benefit

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parasitism

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a relationship between two species in which two species the parasite benefits

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coevolution

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the evolution of two species that is due to mutal influence often in a way that makes the relationship more beneficial to both species

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