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Science
7th Grade
09/22/2011

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Term

ORGANISM

 

Definition
a living thing
Term

NICHE

 

Definition
the role of an organism in its habitat, or how it makes its living
Term
PREDATOR
Definition
the organism that does the killing in a predation interaction
Term
PIONEER SPECIES
Definition
the first species to populate an area
Term
ABIOTIC FACTOR
Definition
a non-living part of an organisms habitat
Term
PREDATION
Definition
an interaction in which one organism kills another for food
Term
PARASITE
Definition
the organism that benefits by living on or in a host in a parasitism interaction
Term

HOST

Definition

the organism that a parasite lives in or on in an parasitism interaction

Term
PARASITISM
Definition
a relationship in which one organism lives on or in a host and harms it
Term
PREY
Definition
an organism that is killed and eaten by another organism
Term
ECOSYSTEM
Definition
a community of organisms that live in a particular area, along with their  non-living surroundings
Term
COMMUNITY
Definition
all the different populations that live together in an area
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POPULATION
Definition
all the members of one species in a particular area
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SPECIES
Definition
a group of organisms that are physically simalar and can mate with each other and reproduce offspring that can also mate and reproduce
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BIOTIC FACTOR
Definition
a living part of an organisms habitat
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