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Ecosystems and adaptations
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Science
5th Grade
10/16/2006

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Competition
Definition
The contest among organisms for the limited resouces of an ecosystem
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Symbiosis
Definition
a long term relationship between different kinds of organisms
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Instinct
Definition
A behavior that an organism inherits
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Learned behavior
Definition
A behavior that an animal learns from its parents
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Exotic
Definition
An imported or non-native organism
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Extinct
Definition
No longer in existence; describes a species when the last individual of a population dies and that organism is gone forever
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Endangered
Definition
A term describing a population of organisms that is likely to bcome extinct if steps are not taken to save it.
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Threatened
Definition
Describes a population of organisms that are likely to become endangered if they are not protected
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