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Interactions within the environment
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7th Grade
01/13/2011

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Habitat
Definition
The natural environment in which a living thing gets all it needs to live
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Population
Definition
A group of organisms of the same species that live in a particular area
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Community
Definition
A group of populations that live in a particular area and interact with each other
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Predator
Definition
An animal that hunts other animals and eats them
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Prey
Definition
An animal that other animals hunt and eat
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Competition
Definition
The struggle between two or more living things that depend on the same limited resource
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Cooperation
Definition
When organisms work in a way that benefits them all
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Symbiosis
Definition
The interaction between individuals from two different species that live closely together
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Mutualism
Definition
An interaction between two species in which both benefit; a type of symbiosis
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Commensalism
Definition
An interaction between two species in which one species benefits without harming the other; a type of symbiosis
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Parasitism
Definition
An interaction between two species in which one species is harmed while the other benefits; A type of symbiosis
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Limiting Factor
Definition
A factor that prevents the continuing growth of a population in an ecosystem
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Carrying Capacity
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The maximum size that a population can reach in an ecosyste
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Pioneer Species
Definition
The fist species to move into a lifeless environment
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Succession
Definition
The gradual change in an ecosystem in which on biological community is replaced with another
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