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Science Vocabulary
homework for 7th grade science class
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Science
7th Grade
09/25/2011

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Term
population
Definition
all the members of one species in one particular area
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species
Definition
a group of organisms that are physically similar and can mate and reproduce
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organism
Definition
a living thing
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symbiosis
Definition
a close relationship between two species that benefits at least on of the species
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niche
Definition
the role of an organism in its habitat
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competition
Definition
the struggle between organisms to survive as they attempt to use the same limited resource
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biotic factor
Definition
a living part in an organisms habitat
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abiotic factor
Definition
a nonliving part in an organisms habitat
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primary succession
Definition
the series of changes that occur in a place where no soil or organisms exist
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secondary succession
Definition
the series of changes that occur in an area where the ecosystem has been disturbed, but where soil and organisms still exist
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predation
Definition
an interaction where one organism kills another for food
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parasitism
Definition
a relationship where one organism lives on or in side another organism and harms it
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mutualism
Definition
a relationship between two species in which both species benefit
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commensalism
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a relationship between two species in which one species benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed
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limiting factor
Definition
an environmental factor which causes a population to decrease
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